Rush Riverside Refuge
Managed by Town of Rush, NY
313 acres5.6 mi of trail
River Access TrailOld Orchard TrailRailside TrailMuseum Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Rush
Rush has 594 acres of parks, 172 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Rush Riverside Refuge (5.6 mi), Rush Oak Openings Unique Area (5.4 mi). 23 miles of mapped trail cross Rush, 0.7 per square mile of land. 30% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns · #376 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
691 acres · of 30.3 sq mi of land
Trails
23 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
594 ac
172 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
30%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
8.5 mi
8.5 mi paths
Highest peak
758 ft
Ryder Hill
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Rush?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Rush have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rush is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns, #376 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Rush’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (23 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land172 acres of park per 1,000 residents (594 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home30% 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 67%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 50%
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 Rush Riverside Refuge, with 5.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Rush Oak Openings Unique Area
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
238 acres5.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
691 conserved acres
4% of Rush’s land. Who manages Rush’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)338 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits311 ac
State conservation238 ac
Town or city27 ac
County23 ac
Agricultural Easement · 590 acState Conservation Area · 238 acLocal Park · 50 acConservation Easement · 46 acPrivate Conservation · 12 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 404 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 12 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush Oak Openings Unique Area State Conservation Area | State conservation | 238 | Open |
| Town of Rush Land Local Park | Town or city | 27 | Unknown |
| County of Monroe Land Local Park | County | 23 | Open |
| Rush Oak Openings Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 12 | Closed |
Things to do
13 places to go in Rush
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Rush
10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Fishing spots in Rush
Genesee river fishing access
DirectionsPeaks in Rush
Ryder Hill758 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Rush
Rochester Rotary Sunshine Campus
DirectionsTrails & water
9 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.1 miHorses · 2.1 miUnpaved · 3.4 mi
Peanut Trail2.1 mi
River Access Trail0.7 mi
Old Orchard Trail0.4 mi
Railside Trail0.4 mi
Museum Trail0.4 mi
Ridge Trail0.3 mi
Pine Grove Trail0.2 mi
Cabin Path0.1 mi
Utility Easement0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
8.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
8.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
17Golf
1Soccer
1Baseball
1Tennis
1Basketball
1Multi-sport
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
WrayholmBuilding · listed 2025
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Rush: May, August 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 35 | 43 | 56 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Rush →
Next door
Rush and its neighbors
Rush has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Rush
Where can I hike in Rush?
The longest trail networks: Rush Riverside Refuge, 5.6 miles; Rush Oak Openings Unique Area, 5.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Rush is conserved land?
4% 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 Rush’s trails?
Rush Riverside Refuge and Rush Oak Openings Unique Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Rush?
8.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 8.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Rush?
14,914 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rush or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 594 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Rush have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #376 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 Rush 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 →