Scriba has 204 acres of parks, 31 for every 1,000 residents
17% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 9.0 miles of mapped trail cross Scriba, 0.2 per square mile of land. 4% of Scriba’s land is conserved, about 957 acres.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns · #594 of 758 in New York. What drives it
How much outdoors does Scriba have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Scriba is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns, #594 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Water is 8% of Scriba’s area (3 of 44 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
957 conserved acres
4% of Scriba’s land. Water is left out: Scriba has 40.6 square miles of land and 3.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Scriba’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 30 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| James A Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant (Nypa) State Resource Management Area | Other state land | 706 | Open |
| Town Of Scriba Land Local Park | Town or city | 127 | Unknown |
| County of Oswego Land Local Park | County | 75 | Unknown |
| Oswego County Lands Local Conservation Area | County | 19 | Restricted |
2 places to go in Scriba
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
3 lakes & rivers
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Scriba: 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 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 32 | 41 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.5 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Scriba →
Scriba and its neighbors
Scriba 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 Scriba
How much of Scriba 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 Scriba’s trails?
Scriba Town Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Scriba?
5,679 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Scriba or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 909 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Scriba have?
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #594 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 Scriba neighbors.
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 →