Tivoli Bays Wildlife Management Area
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
26 acres0.1 mi of trail
Tivoli Commons Spur
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Tivoli
13% of Tivoli’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 13% of Tivoli’s land is conserved, about 130 acres. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Tivoli, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 84% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
13%
130 acres · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
8.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Tivoli?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Tivoli have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tivoli is ahead of 84% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Tivoli’s overall grade.
Conserved land13% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land8.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (8 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 84%
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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 Tivoli Bays WMA, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Tivoli Memorial Recreation Park
Park
5 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
130 conserved acres
13% of Tivoli’s land. Who manages Tivoli’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits94 ac
State conservation79 ac
Town or city5 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government3 ac
Conservation Easement · 100 acAgricultural Easement · 40 acState Resource Management Area · 26 acOther Easement · 7 acLocal Park · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 97 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tivoli Bays Wma State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 26 | Open |
| Village Of Tivoli Land Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Unknown |
| Tivoli Village Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Tivoli
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Tivoli
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Tivoli
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Scenic views in Tivoli
Sycamore Point
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Tivoli Commons Access (Blue) Trail0.3 mi
Tivoli Commons Spur0.2 mi
Biking & 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
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Tivoli: April, May, July 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 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 39 | 47 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 86 | 83 | 76 | 63 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Tivoli →
Questions about parks and trails in Tivoli
Where can I hike in Tivoli?
The longest trail networks: Tivoli Bays Wildlife Management Area, 0.1 miles; Tivoli Memorial Recreation Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Tivoli is conserved land?
13% 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 Tivoli’s trails?
Tivoli Bays Wildlife Management Area and Tivoli Memorial Recreation Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Tivoli?
20,097 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tivoli or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 31 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Tivoli have?
Ahead of 84% 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 Tivoli 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 →