Corbin Nature Reserve
Park
106 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
West Charlton United Presbyterian Church · Photo: Peter Flass · CC BY 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Charlton
Charlton has 126 acres of parks, 29 for every 1,000 residents
0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Charlton. 25% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Charlton’s land is conserved, about 518 acres.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns · #683 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
518 acres · of 32.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
126 ac
29 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
25%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
958 ft
Dennison Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Charlton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Charlton is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns, #683 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Charlton’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land29 acres of park per 1,000 residents (126 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home25% 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 32%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 10%
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
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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.
Consaulis Vly County Forest
Managed by Saratoga County
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
518 conserved acres
3% of Charlton’s land. Who manages Charlton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits1,132 ac
Town or city17 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government1 ac
County1 ac
Conservation Easement · 605 acAgricultural Easement · 467 acUnknown Easement · 61 acLocal Park · 17 acLocal Resource Management Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 500 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 17 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town Of Charlton Land Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Unknown |
| Charlton Town Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
| Saratoga County Lands Local Conservation Area | County | 1 | Restricted |
Things to do
6 places to go in Charlton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Charlton
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Charlton
Dennison Hill958 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
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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
2Tennis
1Basketball
1Volleyball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
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 Charlton: 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 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 43 | 57 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 60 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Charlton →
Next door
Charlton and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Charlton
How much of Charlton is conserved land?
3% 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 Charlton’s trails?
Corbin Nature Reserve and Elmer Smith Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Charlton?
13,602 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Charlton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 126 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Charlton have?
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #683 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 Charlton 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 →