Photo: DVIDSHUB · CC BY 2.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Fort Drum
3 acres are parks and preserves, 0.2 per 1,000 residents. 6.7 miles of mapped trail cross Fort Drum, 0.5 per square mile of land. 20% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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26 places to go in Fort Drum
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
25 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Fort Drum: 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 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 30 | 40 | 54 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.7 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Fort Drum →
Fort Drum and its neighbors
Fort Drum has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Drum | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Le Ray | under 1% | 0.4 | 8 | 36% | C |
| Champion | 3% | 0.1 | 12 | 48% | C+ |
| Great Bend | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Black River | 3% | 0.7 | 12 | 90% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fort Drum
Is there public land near Fort Drum?
12,185 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fort Drum or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Fort Drum neighbors.
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 →