1
Perkins Park
Park
15 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Newark
Newark, NY parks, trails & bike paths
About 7.6% of Newark is conserved land, roughly 262 acres. There are about 5.8 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Newark, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Newark outdoors
Conserved land
7.6%
262 of 3,449 acres
Trails
5.8 mi
1.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
3
29 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.2 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
T. Spencer Knight Canal Park
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Central Park
Managed by Village of Newark
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in Newark
Bailey Hill568 ft elevation
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 0.5 miUnpaved 3.0 mi
- Erie Canalway Trail0.1 mi
- T. Spencer Knight Canal Park Walkway0.1 mi
Who protects the land
262 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 11 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.2 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.4 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball16
- Tennis8
- Soccer3
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Newark
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Resource Management Area 114 acLocal Park 98 acState Recreation Area 90 acLocal Recreation Area 3 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newark State Developmental Center (Closed)State Resource Management Area | Other state land | 114 | Open |
| Erie CanalState Recreation Area | Other state land | 90 | Open |
| Village Of Newark LandLocal Park | Town or city | 52 | Access unknown |
| Unknown ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Perkins ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Colburn ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Hilligan ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| T. Spencer Knight Canal PortLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Elliott ParkLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Central ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Arcadia War MemorialWar memorial
Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 59Ruins
Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 59Ruins
East Newark CemeteryCemetery
Newark CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Newark's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
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.