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Outdoors in West End

Few parks or trails are on the map in West End

2% of West End’s land is conserved, about 51 acres. 33 acres are parks and preserves, 18 per 1,000 residents. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross West End, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
2%
51 acres · of 3.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
33 ac
18 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
86%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.4 mi
1.4 mi lanes
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
Who protects it

51 conserved acres

2% of West End’s land. Who manages West End’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County28 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)18 ac
Town or city5 ac
Local Recreation Area · 28 acConservation Easement · 18 acLocal Park · 5 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 18 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Wright National Soccer Campus
Local Recreation Area
County28Open
City Of Oneonta Land
Local Park
Town or city5Unknown
Things to do

1 places to go in West End

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Campgrounds in West End
Deer Haven Campsite
Directions
Biking & sports

1.4 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

1.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
13Baseball
4Soccer

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in West End: May and July 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.410.511.813.314.615.315.013.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)323442576976807972604736
Rain (in)2.92.53.33.83.94.74.44.24.24.23.33.4

February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in West End →

Next door

West End and its neighbors

West End has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
West End— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Oneonta6%3.71297%A

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in West End

Where can I bike in West End?

1.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of painted or protected lanes.

Is there public land near West End?

9,305 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West End or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 33 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from West End neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →