Ripley Community Park
Managed by Town of Ripley
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Dougtone · CC BY-SA 2.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Ripley
Ripley has 101 acres of parks, 44 for every 1,000 residents
18% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Ripley, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Ripley’s land is conserved, about 530 acres.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
530 acres · of 48.8 sq mi of land
Trails
2.9 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
101 ac
44 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
18%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach · 1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ripley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ripley is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ripley’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land44 acres of park per 1,000 residents (101 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home18% 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 33%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
530 conserved acres
2% of Ripley’s land. Who manages Ripley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County384 ac
Town or city84 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)52 ac
Regional agency7 ac
Regional Water Districts3 ac
Local Conservation Area · 384 acLocal Park · 84 acConservation Easement · 52 acLocal Other or Unknown · 10 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 52 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chautauqua County Lands Local Conservation Area | County | 384 | Restricted |
| Ripley Town Water Supply Land Local Park | Town or city | 84 | Unknown |
| Ripley Central School Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 7 | Unknown |
| Ripley Town Water Dist Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional Water Districts | 3 | Unknown |
Things to do
5 places to go in Ripley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Ripley
Ripley Beach
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Ripley
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Dog parks in Ripley
1 dog park without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Ripley
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Ripley
Lakeside CampgroundFee
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
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
4Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Ripley: May to August
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 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 34 | 43 | 56 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.8 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Ripley →
Next door
Ripley and its neighbors
Ripley has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Ripley
How much of Ripley is conserved land?
2% 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 Ripley’s trails?
Ripley Community Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ripley?
10,777 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ripley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 101 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ripley have?
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Ripley 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 →