Wagner Farm State Forest
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
388 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Major's Inn and Gilbert Block · Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, New York, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Butternuts
Butternuts has 414 acres of parks, 237 for every 1,000 residents
1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Butternuts. 24% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Butternuts’ land is conserved, about 562 acres.
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
562 acres · of 53.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
414 ac
237 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
24%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,942 ft
Filer Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Butternuts?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Butternuts have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Butternuts is ahead of 37% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Butternuts’ overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land237 acres of park per 1,000 residents (414 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home24% 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 37%
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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
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
562 conserved acres
2% of Butternuts’ land. Who manages Butternuts’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation390 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits93 ac
Private owners45 ac
Town or city20 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)13 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government1 ac
State Conservation Area · 390 acOther Easement · 77 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 45 acConservation Easement · 28 acLocal Park · 22 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 105 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wagner Farm State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 390 | Open |
| Private Lands Private Other or Unknown | Private owners | 45 | Closed |
| Village Of Gilbertsville Land Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Unknown |
| Town of Butternuts Land Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Unknown |
| Village Improvement Lands Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Butternuts
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Butternuts
Filer Hill1,942 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
2Baseball
2Tennis
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 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 Butternuts: 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 42 | 56 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Butternuts →
Next door
Butternuts 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butternuts | 2% | under 0.1 | 237 | 24% | C+ |
| Norwich | 1% | 0.1 | 105 | 31% | C+ |
| Guilford | 5% | under 0.1 | 673 | 21% | B− |
| Morris | 12% | under 0.1 | 837 | 45% | B |
| New Berlin | 11% | under 0.1 | 1,172 | 57% | B+ |
| Unadilla | 1% | under 0.1 | 32 | 38% | C |
| Otego | 1% | 0.2 | 18 | 32% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Butternuts
How much of Butternuts is conserved land?
2% 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 Butternuts’ trails?
Wagner Farm State Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Butternuts?
18,388 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Butternuts or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 414 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Butternuts have?
Ahead of 37% 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 Butternuts 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 →