Verplanck Waterfront Park
Park
11 acres0.3 mi of trail
Verplanck Walking Path
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
–Not graded
Outdoors in Verplanck
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Verplanck
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 4% of Verplanck’s land is conserved, about 17 acres. 24 acres are parks and preserves, 38 per 1,000 residents.
Conserved land
4%
17 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
24 ac
38 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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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 Verplanck Waterfront Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
17 conserved acres
4% of Verplanck’s land. Water is left out: Verplanck has 0.6 square miles of land and 0.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Verplanck’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city17 ac
Private owners4 ac
Local Park · 17 acLocal Recreation Area · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOWN OF CORTLANDT Land Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| TOWN OF CORTLANDT REC Land Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Unknown |
| Steamboat Waterfront Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Recreation Area | Private owners | 3 | Open |
| Foxy Field Local Recreation Area | Private owners | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Verplanck
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Verplanck
Cortlandt PlaygroundIn Verplanck Waterfront Park
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Verplanck Walking Path0.2 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
2Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Verplanck: 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) | 37 | 40 | 49 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Verplanck →
Next door
Verplanck and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verplanck | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Buchanan | 7% | 0.4 | 44 | 99% | A− |
| Stony Point | 68% | 2.9 | 804 | 98% | A+ |
| Cortlandt | 23% | 1.8 | 106 | 94% | A+ |
| Montrose | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Verplanck
Where can I hike in Verplanck?
The longest trail networks: Verplanck Waterfront Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Verplanck’s trails?
Verplanck Waterfront Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Verplanck?
70,598 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Verplanck or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 24 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Verplanck 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 →