Photo: Lvklock · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Venice
4% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 14 acres are parks and preserves, 9.2 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Venice have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Venice is ahead of 10% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
109 conserved acres
under 1% of Venice’s land. Who manages Venice’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 95 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owasco Lake Water Access State Recreation Area | State conservation | 9 | Open |
| Cayuga County Real Property R Land Local Park | County | 5 | Unknown |
2 places to go in Venice
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 lakes & rivers
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 Venice: 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 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 33 | 41 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Venice →
Venice and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Venice
How much of Venice is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Venice’s trails?
Owasco Lake Water Access doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Venice?
12,325 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Venice or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Venice have?
Ahead of 10% 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 Venice 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 →