Great Bear Recreational area
Park
49 acres1.7 mi of trail
Alec's TrailMishamokwa SpringsApple TrailDouble Wide
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Great Bear Recreational
Northrup-Gilbert House · Photo: Josh Peelman · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Schroeppel
Schroeppel has 910 acres of parks, 115 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Great Bear Recreational area (1.7 mi). 5.1 miles of mapped trail cross Schroeppel, 0.1 per square mile of land. 4% of Schroeppel’s land is conserved, about 1,213 acres.
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns · #487 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
1,213 acres · of 42.2 sq mi of land
Trails
5.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
910 ac
115 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
50%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.4 mi
6.4 mi paths
Highest peak
443 ft
Woodchuck Hill
Lakes & rivers
7
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Schroeppel?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Schroeppel have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Schroeppel is ahead of 57% of U.S. towns, #487 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Schroeppel’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land115 acres of park per 1,000 residents (910 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home50% 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 57%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 36%
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
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The longest trail network is Great Bear Recreational area, with 1.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Peter Scott Swamp Freshwater Wetlands
Nature preserve
395 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
1,213 conserved acres
4% of Schroeppel’s land. Who manages Schroeppel’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land435 ac
State conservation400 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)303 ac
County67 ac
Joint62 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government35 ac
Town or city33 ac
State Recreation Area · 435 acState Conservation Area · 400 acConservation Easement · 303 acLocal Park · 134 acLocal Recreation Area · 62 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 303 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 16 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erie Canal State Recreation Area | Other state land | 413 | Open |
| Peter Scott Swamp Freshwater Wetlands State Conservation Area | State conservation | 400 | Open |
| County of Oswego Land Local Park | County | 67 | Unknown |
| Great Bear Recreational Area Local Recreation Area | Joint | 62 | Open |
| Town Of Schroeppel Community Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 34 | Open |
| Village Of Phoenix Land Local Park | Town or city | 26 | Unknown |
| Oswego Canal State Recreation Area | Other state land | 23 | Open |
| Phoenix Central School Dist #1 Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 12 | Unknown |
| Lock Island Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Schroeppel Town Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Schroeppel
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Schroeppel
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Schroeppel
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Schroeppel
Woodchuck Hill443 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
4 named trails and 7 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 0.8 miUnpaved · 0.5 mi
Alec's Trail0.5 mi
Mishamokwa Springs0.3 mi
Apple Trail0.2 mi
Double Wide0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
6.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
9Baseball
3Tennis
2Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Schroeppel: May to 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 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 33 | 41 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.5 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Schroeppel →
Next door
Schroeppel and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Lysander19 miVolney14 miSchroeppel5.1 miGranby3.4 miHastings2.7 miClay1.1 miPalermo1.1 miPhoenix0.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schroeppel | 4% | 0.1 | 115 | 50% | B |
| Clay | 9% | under 0.1 | 16 | 92% | B |
| Lysander | 13% | 0.3 | 38 | 49% | B+ |
| Granby | 2% | 0.1 | 86 | 26% | C+ |
| Volney | 2% | 0.3 | 98 | 32% | B− |
| Phoenix | 4% | 0.1 | 9 | 98% | B− |
| Hastings | 1% | 0.1 | 20 | 41% | C |
| Palermo | 1% | under 0.1 | 16 | 3% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Schroeppel
Where can I hike in Schroeppel?
The longest trail networks: Great Bear Recreational area, 1.7 miles; Henley Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Schroeppel 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 Schroeppel’s trails?
Great Bear Recreational area and Peter Scott Swamp Freshwater Wetlands don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Schroeppel?
6.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Schroeppel?
20,019 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Schroeppel or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 910 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Schroeppel have?
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #487 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 Schroeppel 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 →