Parks & playgrounds in Firthcliffe
About 3.6% of Firthcliffe is conserved land, roughly 70 acres. There are about 1.2 miles of mapped trails.
What kind of outdoors town is Firthcliffe?
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Best day for a walk: Wednesday
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Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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21 places to go in Firthcliffe
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11 more playgrounds
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The longest trail network is Riverlight Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kowawese Unique Area at Plum Point
Black Rock Forest
2 lakes & rivers
70 conserved acres
Who manages Firthcliffe’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 17 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 10 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverlight Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 27 | Open |
| Kowawese Unique Area State Conservation Area | State conservation | 11 | Open |
| Cornwall Town Of Land Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Unknown |
| The Town of New Windsor Land Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Unknown |
| Town Of New Windsor Land Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Unknown |
| Butterhill Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Knox Headquarters State Historic Site State Historic or Cultural Area | State parks | 1 | Open |
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.
3 historic sites to visit
Plus 2 cemeteries, often the oldest places in town.
Firthcliffe and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved | Parks |
|---|---|---|
| Firthcliffe | 3.6% | 4 |
| Cornwall-on-Hudson | 16.2% | 6 |
| Vails Gate | 8.5% | 1 |
| Cornwall | 37.9% | 12 |
| New Windsor | 30.1% | 8 |
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Firthcliffe neighbors.
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Trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US. Measured against the Census town boundary. Forecast: National Weather Service.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what’s typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren’t recorded.