Genesee Valley Greenway State Park
Managed by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
138 acres5.7 mi of trail
Genesee Valley Greenway
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto York LandingWebsite ↗
Westerly · Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in York
York has 221 acres of parks, 70 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Genesee Valley Greenway State Park (5.7 mi), Groveland Secondary Trailway (4 mi). 20% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 13 miles of mapped trail cross York, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns · #628 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
247 acres · of 49.0 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
221 ac
70 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
20%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.8 mi
2.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does York have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, York is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns, #628 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of York’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (13 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land70 acres of park per 1,000 residents (221 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home20% 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 40%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 17%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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 Genesee Valley Greenway State Park, with 5.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Groveland Secondary Trailway
Park
62 acres4 mi of trail
Groveland Secondary Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
247 conserved acres
1% of York’s land. Who manages York’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks145 ac
State conservation69 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)29 ac
Town or city3 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government1 ac
State Recreation Area · 214 acConservation Easement · 29 acLocal Park · 3 acLocal Resource Management Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 29 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesee Valley Greenway State Park State Recreation Area | State parks | 145 | Open |
| Groveland Secondary Trailway State Recreation Area | State conservation | 69 | Open |
| Town of York Land Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Unknown |
| York Town Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in York
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in York
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Community gardens in York
2 community gardens without a name on the map.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 6.7 miHorses · 6.7 miUnpaved · 12.5 mi
Genesee Valley Greenway6.7 mi
Groveland Secondary Trail5.8 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Genesee Valley GreenwayBike route
6.7 miCourts & fields
6Baseball
6Tennis
2Soccer
2Football
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in York: May and 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 43 | 56 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in York →
Next door
York and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 1% | 0.3 | 70 | 20% | C+ |
| Geneseo | 20% | 0.4 | 3 | 76% | B |
| Avon | 18% | 0.1 | 17 | 60% | B |
| Caledonia | 1% | 0.1 | 52 | 56% | B− |
| Leicester | 23% | 0.6 | 1,207 | 55% | A |
| Pavilion | 1% | 0.2 | 50 | 33% | C+ |
| Geneseo | 8% | 1.6 | 3 | 99%+ | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in York
Where can I hike in York?
The longest trail networks: Genesee Valley Greenway State Park, 5.7 miles; Groveland Secondary Trailway, 4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of York is conserved land?
1% 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 York’s trails?
Genesee Valley Greenway State Park and Groveland Secondary Trailway don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in York?
2.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.8 of off-road paths. Named routes: Genesee Valley Greenway.
Is there public land near York?
11,701 acres of parks and open public land lie inside York or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 221 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does York have?
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #628 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 York 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 →