Harriet Hollister Spencer State Recreation Area
Managed by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
466 acres2.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Springwater
Springwater has 1,591 acres of parks, 635 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Harriet Hollister Spencer State Recreation Area (2.2 mi). 8% of Springwater’s land is conserved, about 2,738 acres. 32% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
2,738 acres · of 53.1 sq mi of land
Trails
9.7 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,591 ac
635 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
32%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Springwater?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Springwater have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Springwater is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. 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 Springwater’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land635 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,591 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home32% 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 64%
LessMore
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 Harriet Hollister Spencer State Recreation Area, with 2.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hemlock-Canadice State Forest
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
1,071 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trail signWebsite ↗
Honeoye Inlet Wildlife Management Area
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
122 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
2,738 conserved acres
8% of Springwater’s land. Who manages Springwater’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks1,533 ac
State conservation1,214 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits764 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)155 ac
Town or city7 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government1 ac
State Park · 1,240 acState Conservation Area · 1,090 acPrivate Conservation · 607 acUnknown Easement · 450 acConservation Easement · 155 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 604 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 15 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemlock-Canadice State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 1,090 | Open |
| Harriet Hollister Spencer Recreation Area State Park | State parks | 769 | Open |
| Western Finger Lakes State Park State Park | State parks | 471 | Open |
| Western Finger Lakes Private Conservation | State parks | 293 | Closed |
| Honeoye Inlet Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 157 | Open |
| Honeoye Inlet Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 157 | Restricted |
| Honeoye Inlet Wma State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 124 | Open |
| Town Of Springwater Land Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Unknown |
| Springwater Town Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Springwater
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Waterfalls in Springwater
Reynolds Gully FallsIn Hemlock-Canadice State Forest
DirectionsBiking & 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
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Springwater: 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 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 33 | 41 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 46 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Springwater →
Next door
Springwater and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Springwater
Where can I hike in Springwater?
The longest trail networks: Harriet Hollister Spencer State Recreation Area, 2.2 miles; Hemlock-Canadice State Forest, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Springwater is conserved land?
8% 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 Springwater’s trails?
Harriet Hollister Spencer State Recreation Area and Hemlock-Canadice State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Springwater?
25,070 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Springwater or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,695 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Springwater have?
Ahead of 64% 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 Springwater neighbors.
Share a tip
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 →