Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
127 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Warren
Warren has 166 acres of parks, 128 for every 1,000 residents
0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Warren. 22% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Warren’s land is conserved, about 275 acres.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
275 acres · of 38.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
166 ac
128 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
22%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,726 ft
Merry Hill
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Warren?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Warren have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Warren is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Warren’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land128 acres of park per 1,000 residents (166 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home22% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 32%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
275 conserved acres
1% of Warren’s land. Who manages Warren’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation165 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits102 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)8 ac
State Conservation Area · 165 acOther Easement · 52 acAgricultural Easement · 50 acConservation Easement · 8 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 110 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herkimer Fp Detached Parcel State Conservation Area | State conservation | 127 | Open |
| Maumee Swamp State Conservation Area | State conservation | 38 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Warren
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Warren
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Warren
1 playground without a name on the map.
Dog parks in Warren
1 dog park without a name on the map.
Peaks in Warren
Merry Hill1,726 ft elevation
DirectionsMurray Hill1,722 ft elevation
DirectionsHarter Hill1,601 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Warren
KOA CooperstownFee · KOA
DirectionsTrails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
3Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 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 Warren: May 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 31 | 40 | 54 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 57 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Warren →
Next door
Warren and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Springfield7.2 miGerman Flatts6.1 miStark2.6 miWarren0.9 miColumbia0.3 miRichfield0.2 miRichfield Springs0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren | 1% | under 0.1 | 128 | 22% | C |
| Springfield | 6% | 0.2 | 849 | 3% | B− |
| Richfield | 3% | under 0.1 | 189 | 60% | B− |
| Richfield Springs | 4% | under 0.1 | 26 | 99%+ | B |
| Columbia | 2% | under 0.1 | 31 | 6% | C− |
| German Flatts | 6% | 0.2 | 62 | 90% | B+ |
| Stark | — 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 Warren
How much of Warren is conserved land?
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 Warren’s trails?
Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel and Maumee Swamp don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Warren?
8,610 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Warren or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 166 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Warren have?
Ahead of 32% 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 Warren 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 →