Stockport Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
286 acres1.1 mi of trail
Blue Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Church of St. John the Evangelist · Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, New York, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Stockport
29% of Stockport’s land is conserved: 2,148 acres
875 acres are parks and preserves, 331 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Stockport Wildlife Management Area (1.1 mi). 1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Stockport, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns · #245 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
29%
2,148 acres · of 11.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
875 ac
331 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
60%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.7 mi
3.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Stockport?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Stockport have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stockport is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns, #245 of 758 in New York. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Stockport’s overall grade.
Conserved land29% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land331 acres of park per 1,000 residents (875 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home60% 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 78%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 68%
Water is 11% of Stockport’s area (2 of 13 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 26%.
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 Stockport WMA, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Charles Flood Wildlife Management Area at The Empire Brickyard
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
587 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Stockport Flats Estuarine Sanctuary
Nature preserve
466 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Nutten Hook State Tidal Wetland
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
111 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 6 parks & preserves
Stockport Wildlife Management Area286 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
Charles Flood Wildlife Management Area at The Empire Brickyard587 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
DirectionsHarrier Hill Park7 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Stockport Flats Estuarine Sanctuary466 acres
DirectionsNutten Hook State Tidal Wetland111 acres · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Hudson River Islands State Park83 acres · New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Who protects it
2,148 conserved acres
29% of Stockport’s land. Water is left out: Stockport has 11.6 square miles of land and 1.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Stockport’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation1,500 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits952 ac
State parks185 ac
State fish & wildlife37 ac
Town or city30 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government7 ac
State Resource Management Area · 878 acState Conservation Area · 659 acAgricultural Easement · 511 acPrivate Conservation · 226 acConservation Easement · 188 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 363 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 25 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Flood Wma At The Empire Brickyard State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 587 | Open |
| Stockport Flats Estuarine Sanctuary State Conservation Area | State conservation | 470 | Open |
| Stockport Wma State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 290 | Open |
| Scenic Hudson Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 224 | Unknown |
| Hudson River Islands State Park State Park | State parks | 185 | Open |
| Nutten Hook State Tidal Wetland State Conservation Area | State conservation | 110 | Open |
| Stockport Flats National Estuarine Research Reserve State Conservation Area | State conservation | 41 | Restricted |
| Hudson River Nerr Enhancement State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 37 | Open |
| Town of Stockport Land Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Harrier Hill Park Private Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 13 | Unknown |
4 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
6 places to go in Stockport
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Stockport
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Waterfalls in Stockport
3 waterfalls without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Stockport
2 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Blue Trail0.6 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 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 Stockport: April, May and July
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) | 35 | 38 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Stockport →
Next door
Stockport and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Greenport13 miGhent10 miClaverack7.7 miCoxsackie5.6 miAthens4.4 miStottville3.5 miStuyvesant1.9 miStockport1.7 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockport | 29% | 0.1 | 331 | 60% | A− |
| Stuyvesant | 38% | 0.1 | 456 | 43% | B+ |
| Coxsackie | 8% | 0.2 | 99 | 48% | B |
| Ghent | 10% | 0.2 | 46 | 54% | B+ |
| Greenport | 28% | 0.7 | 312 | 68% | A |
| Stottville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Athens | 4% | 0.2 | 176 | 52% | B |
| Claverack | 10% | 0.2 | 61 | 35% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Stockport
Where can I hike in Stockport?
The longest trail networks: Stockport Wildlife Management Area, 1.1 miles; Charles Flood Wildlife Management Area at The Empire Brickyard, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Stockport is conserved land?
29% 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 Stockport’s trails?
Stockport Wildlife Management Area and Charles Flood Wildlife Management Area at The Empire Brickyard don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Stockport?
3.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Stockport?
11,208 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stockport or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,757 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Stockport have?
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #245 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 Stockport 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 →