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Outdoors in Cooperstown

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Cooperstown

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 3% of Cooperstown’s land is conserved, about 10 acres. 11 acres are parks and preserves, 28 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
3%
10 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
11 ac
28 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

10 conserved acres

3% of Cooperstown’s land. Who manages Cooperstown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other or Unknown Local Government10 ac
Local Recreation Area · 10 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Cooperstown Ball Fields
Local Recreation Area
Other or Unknown Local Government10Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Cooperstown

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

Playgrounds in Cooperstown

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

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

Courts & fields
3Baseball

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Cooperstown: April, May, August 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.511.813.314.515.214.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)333646597078828073614938
Rain (in)3.42.63.44.14.04.94.63.93.93.93.43.5

February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Cooperstown →

Questions about parks and trails in Cooperstown

Is there public land near Cooperstown?

13,842 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cooperstown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Cooperstown 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 →