Warwick has 12,213 acres of parks, 383 for every 1,000 residents
28% of Warwick’s land is conserved, about 17,899 acres. 87 miles of mapped trail cross Warwick, 0.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Sterling Forest State Park (38.8 mi), Appalachian National Scenic Trail (11.3 mi), Cascade Lake Park (3.4 mi).
Ahead of 93% of U.S. towns · #94 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
28%
17,899 acres · of 101.3 sq mi of land
Trails
87 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
12,213 ac
383 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
69%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,490 ft
Taylor Mountain
Lakes & rivers
17
8 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Warwick?
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, Warwick is ahead of 93% of U.S. towns, #94 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 Warwick’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.
28% of Warwick’s land. Who manages Warwick’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks9,102 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)2,147 ac
Town or city2,024 ac
National Park Service1,830 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1,484 ac
Joint933 ac
Other state land774 ac
State Park · 9,105 acAgricultural Easement · 3,332 acLocal Park · 2,753 acNational Scenic or Historic Trail · 1,810 acState Resource Management Area · 771 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,024 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 11 of 89 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)
Managed by
Acres
Public access
Sterling Forest State Park
State Park
State parks
9,102
Open
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Scenic or Historic Trail
National Park Service
1,810
Open
Town of Warwick Land
Local Park
Town or city
1,188
Unknown
Mid Orange State Correctional Facility
State Resource Management Area
Other state land
771
Open
County Of Orange Land
Local Park
County
699
Unknown
Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
619
Restricted
Pochuck Mountain State Forest
State Conservation Area
State conservation
486
Open
Village of Warwick Land
Local Park
Town or city
380
Unknown
Orange County Land Trust Land
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits
313
Open
Port Jervis City Lands
Local Park
Town or city
117
Open
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
34 places to go in Warwick
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Warwick
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Warwick
Canoe AccessIn Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
26Baseball
22Tennis
8Basketball
6Soccer
5Multi-sport
4Pickleball
3Equestrian
2Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
8 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Warwick: April, May and July
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)
35
38
47
60
70
78
83
81
74
63
51
40
Rain (in)
3.4
2.6
3.8
3.8
3.7
4.6
4.2
4.5
4.5
4.3
3.4
3.9
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Warwick →
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Warwick
Where can I hike in Warwick?
The longest trail networks: Sterling Forest State Park, 38.8 miles; Appalachian National Scenic Trail, 11.3 miles; Cascade Lake Park, 3.4 miles; Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge, 2.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Warwick is conserved land?
28% 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 Warwick’s trails?
Sterling Forest State Park and Appalachian National Scenic Trail don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Warwick?
151,550 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Warwick or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14,810 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Warwick have?
Ahead of 93% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #94 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 Warwick neighbors.
Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 4.0