Photo: The original uploader was Daniel Case at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Washingtonville
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 45 acres are parks and preserves, 7.8 per 1,000 residents. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Washingtonville, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns · #430 of 758 in New York. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Washingtonville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Washingtonville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Washingtonville is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns, #430 of 758 in New York. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
44 conserved acres
3% of Washingtonville’s land. Who manages Washingtonville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town Of Blooming Grove Land Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Unknown |
| Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Village Of Washingtonville Land Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Unknown |
| Mays Field Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Vern Allen Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Lasser Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Washingtonville Park/Skate Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
4 places to go in Washingtonville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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 Washingtonville: April, May, July and August
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 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 39 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 51 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Washingtonville →
Washingtonville and its neighbors
Washingtonville has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washingtonville | 3% | 0.4 | 8 | 99%+ | B |
| Beaver Dam Lake | — 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 Washingtonville
How much of Washingtonville is conserved land?
3% 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 Washingtonville’s trails?
Memorial Park and Mays Field don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Washingtonville?
44,022 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Washingtonville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 45 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Washingtonville have?
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #430 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 Washingtonville 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 →