Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in St. Johnsville
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross St. Johnsville, 0.5 per square mile of land. 5% of St. Johnsville’s land is conserved, about 25 acres.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is St. Johnsville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does St. Johnsville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, St. Johnsville is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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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25 conserved acres
5% of St. Johnsville’s land. Who manages St. Johnsville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 9 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village of St Johnsville Land Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Unknown |
| Saint Johnsville Village Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| Erie Canal State Recreation Area | Other state land | 3 | Open |
1 places to go in St. Johnsville
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.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in St. Johnsville: May 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 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 42 | 56 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in St. Johnsville →
Questions about parks and trails in St. Johnsville
How much of St. Johnsville is conserved land?
5% 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.
Is there public land near St. Johnsville?
15,458 acres of parks and open public land lie inside St. Johnsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does St. Johnsville have?
Ahead of 74% 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 St. Johnsville 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 →