Honeoye Inlet Wildlife Management Area
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
894 acres3.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Richmond
14% of Richmond’s land is conserved: 3,703 acres
171 acres are parks and preserves, 51 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Honeoye Inlet Wildlife Management Area (3.1 mi), Sandy Bottom Park (2.5 mi), Wesley Hill Nature Preserve (2.4 mi). 47% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #325 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
14%
3,703 acres · of 42.4 sq mi of land
Trails
15 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
171 ac
51 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
47%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,040 ft
Allens Hill
Lakes & rivers
3
1 beach · 3 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Richmond?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Richmond have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Richmond is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #325 of 758 in New York. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Richmond’s overall grade.
Conserved land14% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (15 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land51 acres of park per 1,000 residents (171 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home47% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 72%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 57%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Honeoye Inlet WMA, with 3.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Sandy Bottom Park
Park
108 acres2.5 mi of trail
Sandy Bottom Park Nature Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Wesley Hill Nature Preserve
Managed by Finger Lakes Land Trust
165 acres2.4 mi of trail
Yellow TrailBlue TrailRed TrailOrange Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Cumming Nature Center
Managed by Rochester Museum and Science Center
49 acres0.5 mi of trail
Wilderness
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Honeoye Inlet Wildlife Management Area894 acres · 3.1 mi of trail · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
DirectionsSandy Bottom Park108 acres · 2.5 mi of trail
DirectionsWesley Hill Nature Preserve165 acres · 2.4 mi of trail · Finger Lakes Land Trust
Cumming Nature Center49 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Rochester Museum and Science Center
Honeoye Creek Wildlife Management Area746 acres · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
DirectionsHemlock-Canadice State Forest30 acres · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Honeoye Lake Boat Launch State Park19 acres · New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
DirectionsWho protects it
3,703 conserved acres
14% of Richmond’s land. Who manages Richmond’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation2,330 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1,990 ac
Town or city65 ac
State parks9 ac
Regional Water Districts5 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government1 ac
State Resource Management Area · 2,300 acPrivate Conservation · 898 acAgricultural Easement · 694 acUnknown Easement · 178 acOther Easement · 168 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,039 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 20 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honeoye Inlet Wma State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 1,547 | Open |
| Honeoye Creek Wma State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 753 | Open |
| Western Finger Lakes Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 618 | Closed |
| Wesley Hill Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 153 | Closed |
| Western Finger Lakes - Honeoye Inlet Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 126 | Closed |
| Richmond Town of Land Local Park | Town or city | 61 | Unknown |
| Rochester Museum & Science Center Lands Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 52 | Closed |
| Hemlock-Canadice State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 30 | Open |
| Honeoye Lake Marine Park State Recreation Area | State parks | 9 | Open |
| Honeoye Water Dist Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional Water Districts | 4 | Unknown |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
9 places to go in Richmond
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Richmond
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Swimming spots in Richmond
1 swimming spot without a name on the map.
Playgrounds in Richmond
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Richmond
Honeoye Lake Boat Launch
DirectionsSandy Bottom Park Boat Launch
DirectionsPlus 1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Peaks in Richmond
Allens Hill1,040 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
7 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 4.7 mi
Sandy Bottom Park Nature Trail2.5 mi
Yellow Trail0.8 mi
Blue Trail0.7 mi
Wilderness0.5 mi
Red Trail0.4 mi
Orange Trail0.3 mi
Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
8Baseball
4Tennis
2Multi-sport
1Pickleball
1Soccer
1Basketball
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Richmond: May and September
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 43 | 56 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Richmond →
Next door
Richmond and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 14% | 0.4 | 51 | 47% | B+ |
| Canadice | 29% | 1.2 | 2,718 | 46% | A |
| Bristol | 4% | 0.4 | 5 | 4% | C |
| South Bristol | 9% | 1.2 | 252 | 14% | A− |
| Livonia | 7% | 0.1 | 202 | 47% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Richmond
Where can I hike in Richmond?
The longest trail networks: Honeoye Inlet Wildlife Management Area, 3.1 miles; Sandy Bottom Park, 2.5 miles; Wesley Hill Nature Preserve, 2.4 miles; Cumming Nature Center, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Richmond is conserved land?
14% of its land, against a typical 5% for a New York town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Richmond’s trails?
Honeoye Inlet Wildlife Management Area and Sandy Bottom Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Richmond?
24,622 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Richmond or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,826 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Richmond have?
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #325 of 758 in New York. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Richmond neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →