Point au Roche State Park
Managed by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
776 acres5.8 mi of trail
Point au Roche State Park
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Benson Lossing · Public domainBOutdoors
Outdoors in Beekmantown
Beekmantown has 2,186 acres of parks, 402 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Point au Roche State Park (5.8 mi). 13% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 7% of Beekmantown’s land is conserved, about 2,764 acres.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #499 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
2,764 acres · of 60.4 sq mi of land
Trails
10 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
2,186 ac
402 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
13%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.4 mi
1.4 mi paths
Highest peak
1,506 ft
Rand Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
2 beaches · 3 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Beekmantown?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Beekmantown have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Beekmantown is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #499 of 758 in New York. 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 Beekmantown’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land402 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2,186 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home13% 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 56%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 34%
Water is 13% of Beekmantown’s area (9 of 70 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 6%.
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 Point au Roche State Park, with 5.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
2,764 conserved acres
7% of Beekmantown’s land. Water is left out: Beekmantown has 60.4 square miles of land and 9.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Beekmantown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation1,542 ac
State parks818 ac
Town or city386 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)19 ac
State Conservation Area · 995 acState Park · 812 acState Resource Management Area · 547 acLocal Park · 386 acConservation Easement · 19 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 19 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunkin'S Reserve State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 967 | Open |
| Point Au Roche State Park State Park | State parks | 812 | Open |
| City of Plattsburgh Land Local Park | Town or city | 386 | Unknown |
| Montys Bay Wma State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 316 | Open |
| Town of Beekmantown State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 231 | Open |
| Montys Bay Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State conservation | 29 | Restricted |
| Point Au Roche Boat Launch State Recreation Area | State parks | 6 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Beekmantown
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Beekmantown
2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Beekmantown
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Beekmantown
Point au Roche State Park Boat LaunchIn Point au Roche State Park
DirectionsPlus 2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Peaks in Beekmantown
Rand Hill1,506 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.0 mi
Point au Roche State Park0.2 mi
Ve Tr0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
9Tennis
6Baseball
3Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Beekmantown: 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 29 | 39 | 53 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Beekmantown →
Next door
Beekmantown and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Altona41 miDannemora33 miPlattsburgh27 miBeekmantown10 miChazy9.9 miNorth Hero8.2 miIsle La Motte2.1 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beekmantown | 7% | 0.2 | 402 | 13% | B |
| Plattsburgh | 7% | 0.6 | 181 | 59% | A− |
| Chazy | 8% | 0.2 | 15 | 18% | C+ |
| Dannemora | 33% | 0.6 | 2,206 | 88% | A+ |
| Altona | 12% | 0.4 | 1,331 | 23% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Beekmantown
Where can I hike in Beekmantown?
The longest trail networks: Point au Roche State Park, 5.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Beekmantown is conserved land?
7% 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 Beekmantown’s trails?
Point au Roche State Park and Dunkin's Reserve State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Beekmantown?
1.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Beekmantown?
40,616 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Beekmantown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,733 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Beekmantown have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #499 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 Beekmantown 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 →