Wilcox Lake Wild Forest
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
89 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Hotel Broadalbin · Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, New York, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Broadalbin
Broadalbin has 130 acres of parks, 25 for every 1,000 residents
2.5 miles of mapped trail cross Broadalbin, 0.1 per square mile of land. 34% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns · #692 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
129 acres · of 31.7 sq mi of land
Trails
2.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
130 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
34%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Broadalbin have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Broadalbin is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns, #692 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Broadalbin’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (130 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home34% 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 30%
LessMore
New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 9%
Water is 20% of Broadalbin’s area (8 of 40 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. 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 Wilcox Lake Wild Forest, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Broadalbin Town Park
Park
25 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
129 conserved acres
1% of Broadalbin’s land. Water is left out: Broadalbin has 31.7 square miles of land and 8.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Broadalbin’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation106 ac
Private owners23 ac
State Conservation Area · 91 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 23 acState Recreation Area · 16 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilcox Lake Wild Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 91 | Open |
| Private Lands Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 23 | Closed |
| Broadalbin Boat Launch State Recreation Area | State conservation | 16 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Broadalbin
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Broadalbin
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Broadalbin
Eagle Mills Fun ParkFee
DirectionsPlus 1 playground without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Broadalbin
Broadalbin Boat Launch
Directionsslipway
DirectionsPlus 1 boat launch without a name on the map.
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
5Baseball
4Tennis
2Basketball
1Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Hotel BroadalbinBuilding · listed 2011
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Broadalbin: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 42 | 56 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Broadalbin →
Next door
Broadalbin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadalbin | 1% | 0.1 | 25 | 34% | C |
| Northampton | 4% | 0.2 | 214 | 56% | B |
| Galway | 9% | 0.2 | 44 | 19% | B |
| Providence | 23% | 0.8 | 2,534 | 29% | A |
| Mayfield | 30% | 0.7 | 1,557 | 9% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Broadalbin
Where can I hike in Broadalbin?
The longest trail networks: Wilcox Lake Wild Forest, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Broadalbin is conserved land?
1% 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 Broadalbin’s trails?
Wilcox Lake Wild Forest and Broadalbin Town Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Broadalbin?
39,358 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Broadalbin or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 130 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Broadalbin have?
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #692 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 Broadalbin 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 →