More than half of Stony Point’s land is conserved: 68%
68% of Stony Point’s land is conserved, about 12,008 acres. 81 miles of mapped trail cross Stony Point, 2.9 per square mile of land. 11,931 acres are parks and preserves, 804 per 1,000 residents.
Among the top 1% of U.S. towns · #2 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
68%
12,008 acres · of 27.7 sq mi of land
Trails
81 mi
2.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
11,931 ac
804 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
6.9 mi
6.2 mi paths
Highest peak
1,270 ft
Rockhouse Mountain
Lakes & rivers
11
3 beaches · 2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Stony Point?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stony Point is among the top 1% of U.S. towns, #2 of 758 in New York. All four inputs put Stony Point near the top nationally; conserved land ranks highest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Stony Point’s overall grade.
Water is 13% of Stony Point’s area (4 of 32 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 60%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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.
Minisceongo Creek Estuarine Research Reserve19 acres
Wayne-Washington Lookout6 acres · Open Space Initiative
Who protects it
12,008 conserved acres
68% of Stony Point’s land. Water is left out: Stony Point has 27.7 square miles of land and 4.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Stony Point’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks11,486 ac
Town or city405 ac
Other state land73 ac
County54 ac
State conservation20 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government1 ac
State Park · 11,341 acLocal Park · 458 acConservation Easement · 118 acState Historic or Cultural Area · 100 acState Conservation Area · 20 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 118 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 6 of 17 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)
Managed by
Acres
Public access
Harriman State Park
State Park
State parks
7,322
Open
Bear Mountain State Park
State Park
State parks
3,946
Open
Town of Stony Point Land
Local Park
Town or city
383
Unknown
Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site
State Historic or Cultural Area
State parks
100
Open
Palisades Interstate Park
State Park
Other state land
73
Open
County Of Rockland Land
Local Park
County
53
Unknown
Minisceongo Creek Err
State Conservation Area
State conservation
20
Open
Charles S. Eccher Park
Local Park
Town or city
10
Open
Vincent Clark Park
Local Park
Town or city
6
Open
Laurel Drive Park
Local Park
Town or city
3
Open
4 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
51 places to go in Stony Point
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.2 mi
off-road bike paths
0.7 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
15Baseball
5Tennis
4Basketball
2Soccer
1Field hockey
1Beach volleyball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
8 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Stony Point: April 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)
9.5
10.6
11.8
13.3
14.5
15.1
14.9
13.8
12.4
11.0
9.8
9.2
High (°F)
36
39
47
60
70
78
83
81
74
63
51
40
Rain (in)
3.6
2.9
4.1
4.0
4.0
4.7
4.5
4.7
4.5
4.7
3.9
4.3
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Stony Point →
Next door
Stony Point and its neighbors
Stony Point has the most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Stony Point
Where can I hike in Stony Point?
The longest trail networks: Harriman State Park, 40.9 miles; Bear Mountain State Park, 32.5 miles; Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Stony Point is conserved land?
68% 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 Stony Point’s trails?
Harriman State Park and Bear Mountain State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Stony Point?
6.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.2 of off-road paths and 0.7 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Stony Point?
120,062 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stony Point or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12,048 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Stony Point have?
Among the top 1% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #2 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 Stony Point neighbors.
Photo: Michele Schaffer · CC BY 2.0