Hunter Farm Preserve
Managed by Orange County Land Trust
59 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Wawayanda
Wawayanda has 361 acres of parks, 48 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Hunter Farm Preserve (0.5 mi). 27 miles of mapped trail cross Wawayanda, 0.8 per square mile of land. 45% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns · #434 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
388 acres · of 34.7 sq mi of land
Trails
27 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
361 ac
48 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
45%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.7 mi
1.7 mi paths
Highest peak
965 ft
Castle Hill
Lakes & rivers
9
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wawayanda have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wawayanda is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns, #434 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wawayanda’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (27 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land48 acres of park per 1,000 residents (361 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home45% 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 61%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 43%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to B+. 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
The longest trail network is Hunter Farm Preserve, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Shannen Park
Managed by Town of Wawayanda
133 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
388 conserved acres
2% of Wawayanda’s land. Who manages Wawayanda’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city201 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits170 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government56 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)6 ac
Private owners4 ac
Local Park · 255 acAgricultural Easement · 112 acPrivate Conservation · 58 acConservation Easement · 6 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 117 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Wawayanda Land Local Park | Town or city | 162 | Unknown |
| Orange County Land Trust Land Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 58 | Open |
| Shannen Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 54 | Open |
| Port Jervis City Lands Local Park | Town or city | 39 | Open |
| Private Lands Private Other or Unknown | Private owners | 4 | Closed |
| Goshen Village Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
Things to do
14 places to go in Wawayanda
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Wawayanda
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Wawayanda
Castle Hill965 ft elevation
DirectionsJoe Gee Hill778 ft elevation
DirectionsGuinea Hill768 ft elevation
DirectionsMills Hill725 ft elevation
DirectionsHuckleberry Hills679 ft elevation
DirectionsCreeden Hill656 ft elevation
DirectionsSnake Hill623 ft elevation
DirectionsBreeze Hill600 ft elevation
Directions1 more peak
Pellets Island Mountain420 ft elevation
DirectionsPlus 3 peaks without a name on the map.
Trails & water
9 lakes & rivers
Biking & sports
1.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
9Baseball
8Tennis
3Football
1Equestrian
1Multi-sport
1Soccer
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 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.
When to get out
The best walking months in Wawayanda: 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 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 50 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Wawayanda →
Next door
Wawayanda and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Warwick87 miWallkill75 miGoshen41 miWawayanda27 miGreenville26 miMount Hope11 miMiddletown7.0 miMinisink2.5 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wawayanda | 2% | 0.8 | 48 | 45% | B |
| Goshen | 2% | 0.9 | 40 | 71% | B+ |
| Minisink | 5% | 0.1 | 69 | 40% | B− |
| Warwick | 28% | 0.9 | 383 | 69% | A |
| Middletown | 9% | 1.3 | 5 | 99% | A− |
| Greenville | 10% | 0.9 | 362 | 34% | A− |
| Wallkill | 12% | 1.2 | 162 | 84% | A |
| Mount Hope | 13% | 0.4 | 110 | 61% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wawayanda
Where can I hike in Wawayanda?
The longest trail networks: Hunter Farm Preserve, 0.5 miles; Shannen Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Wawayanda is conserved land?
2% 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 Wawayanda’s trails?
Hunter Farm Preserve and Shannen Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Wawayanda?
1.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Wawayanda?
46,851 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wawayanda or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 361 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wawayanda have?
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #434 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 Wawayanda 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 →