Warrensburg has 7,128 acres of parks, 1,803 for every 1,000 residents
23% of Warrensburg’s land is conserved, about 9,372 acres. 73 miles of mapped trail cross Warrensburg, 1.1 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Charles Lathrop Pack Demonstration Forest (16.3 mi), Hudson River Special Management Area (9.5 mi), Lake George Wild Forest (8.7 mi).
Ahead of 97% of U.S. towns · #51 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
23%
9,372 acres · of 63.5 sq mi of land
Trails
73 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
7,128 ac
1,803 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
83%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,349 ft
Black Spruce Mountain
Lakes & rivers
12
2 beaches · 3 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Warrensburg?
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, Warrensburg is ahead of 97% of U.S. towns, #51 of 758 in New York. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Warrensburg’s overall grade.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A 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.
23% of Warrensburg’s land. Who manages Warrensburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation10,710 ac
Regional Water Districts375 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government201 ac
County52 ac
Town or city22 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits17 ac
State Conservation Area · 7,030 acForest Stewardship Easement · 1,860 acUnknown Easement · 1,804 acLocal Other or Unknown · 408 acLocal Park · 223 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,870 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 20 of 37 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)
Managed by
Acres
Public access
Lake George Wild Forest
State Conservation Area
State conservation
3,386
Open
Hudson River Special Management Area
State Conservation Area
State conservation
2,613
Open
Unclassified
State Conservation Area
State conservation
841
Open
Blister Hill And Hackensack Mountain Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government
200
Open
Finch Pruyn
State Conservation Area
State conservation
190
Restricted
Water District (Clute) Land
Local Other or Unknown
Regional Water Districts
152
Unknown
Water District (Pasco) Land
Local Other or Unknown
Regional Water Districts
86
Unknown
Water District (Purdy) Land
Local Other or Unknown
Regional Water Districts
67
Unknown
Water District (Alden) Land
Local Other or Unknown
Regional Water Districts
36
Unknown
County Fish Hatchery
Local Other or Unknown
County
34
Restricted
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
56 places to go in Warrensburg
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.
Courts & fields
21Tennis
9Baseball
8Basketball
3Soccer
2Beach volleyball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Warrensburg: May 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)
9.3
10.4
11.8
13.4
14.7
15.4
15.1
14.0
12.4
10.9
9.6
9.0
High (°F)
29
32
41
55
68
76
80
78
71
58
46
35
Rain (in)
3.2
2.8
3.6
3.9
3.6
4.2
4.1
4.0
3.7
4.1
3.5
3.8
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Warrensburg →
Next door
Warrensburg and its neighbors
Warrensburg 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 Warrensburg
Where can I hike in Warrensburg?
The longest trail networks: Charles Lathrop Pack Demonstration Forest, 16.3 miles; Hudson River Special Management Area, 9.5 miles; Lake George Wild Forest, 8.7 miles; Hackensack mountain, 3.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Warrensburg is conserved land?
23% 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 Warrensburg’s trails?
Charles Lathrop Pack Demonstration Forest and Hudson River Special Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Warrensburg?
111,718 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Warrensburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7,128 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Warrensburg have?
Ahead of 97% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #51 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 Warrensburg neighbors.
Photo: Hayden Soloviev · CC BY 4.0