Pulpit Rock State Forest
Nature preserve
1,589 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Dr. Abner Benton House · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Antwerp
Antwerp has 1,618 acres of parks, 910 for every 1,000 residents
18 miles of mapped trail cross Antwerp, 0.2 per square mile of land. 39% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Antwerp’s land is conserved, about 2,427 acres.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
2,427 acres · of 106.0 sq mi of land
Trails
18 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,618 ac
910 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
39%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
492 ft
Pulpit Rock
Lakes & rivers
5
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Antwerp?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Antwerp have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Antwerp is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Antwerp’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (18 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land910 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,618 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home39% 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 58%
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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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Oxbow Community Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
2,427 conserved acres
4% of Antwerp’s land. Who manages Antwerp’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation1,600 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)317 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits312 ac
Joint219 ac
Town or city6 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government3 ac
State Conservation Area · 1,596 acConservation Easement · 317 acPrivate Conservation · 312 acUnknown Easement · 219 acLocal Park · 6 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 536 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 11 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulpit Rock State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 1,596 | Open |
| Thousand Islands Land Trust Land Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 312 | Closed |
| Antwerp Village of Land Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Unknown |
| Oswegatchie River At Oxbow Fishing Access State Recreation Area | State conservation | 4 | Open |
| Antwerp Village Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Antwerp Town of Land Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
5 places to go in Antwerp
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Antwerp
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Fishing spots in Antwerp
Oswegatchie River at Oxbow Fishing Access
DirectionsWaterfalls in Antwerp
1 waterfall without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Antwerp
Pulpit Rock492 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.6 mi
Fort Drum1.9 mi
Old US Highway 110.6 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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 Antwerp: May 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 30 | 40 | 54 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.6 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Antwerp →
Next door
Antwerp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antwerp | 4% | 0.2 | 910 | 39% | B |
| Theresa | 7% | 0.3 | 208 | 37% | B+ |
| Rossie | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Wilna | 1% | 0.7 | 30 | 74% | B |
| Philadelphia | 1% | 0.2 | 53 | 54% | B− |
| Fowler | 2% | under 0.1 | 74 | 21% | C |
| Diana | 31% | 0.1 | 14,692 | 73% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Antwerp
How much of Antwerp is conserved land?
4% 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 Antwerp’s trails?
Pulpit Rock State Forest and Oxbow Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Antwerp?
33,741 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Antwerp or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,618 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Antwerp have?
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Antwerp 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 →