Collins Park
Park
53 acres0.7 mi of trail
Rotary Row
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Scotia
6% of Scotia’s land is conserved: 60 acres
The biggest trail networks: Collins Park (0.7 mi). 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Scotia, 0.7 per square mile of land. 62 acres are parks and preserves, 8.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns · #435 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
60 acres · of 1.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
62 ac
8.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
65%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
1 beach · 2 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Scotia have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Scotia is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns, #435 of 758 in New York. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Scotia’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land8.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (62 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home65% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 61%
LessMore
New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 43%
Water is 5% of Scotia’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 5%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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
The longest trail network is Collins Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
60 conserved acres
6% of Scotia’s land. Water is left out: Scotia has 1.7 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Scotia’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city55 ac
Other state land5 ac
Local Park · 55 acState Recreation Area · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collins Park Local Park | Town or city | 52 | Open |
| Erie Canal State Recreation Area | Other state land | 5 | Open |
| Village Of Scotia Land Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Unknown |
Things to do
8 places to go in Scotia
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Scotia
Collins Park BeachIn Collins Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Scotia
Humphrey's Hangout
DirectionsKiwanis Kiddie ParkIn Collins Park
DirectionsPlus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Dog parks in Scotia
1 dog park without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Scotia
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Scotia
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Rotary Row0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Tennis
7Baseball
3Basketball
1Multi-sport
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Scotia: 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) | 9.4 | 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 | 44 | 58 | 70 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 61 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Scotia →
Next door
Scotia and its neighbors
Scotia has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotia | 6% | 0.7 | 9 | 65% | B |
| East Glenville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Scotia
Where can I hike in Scotia?
The longest trail networks: Collins Park, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Scotia is conserved land?
6% 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 Scotia’s trails?
Collins Park and Freedom Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Scotia?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Scotia?
12,039 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Scotia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 62 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Scotia have?
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #435 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 Scotia 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 →