Wiles Park
Park
28 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Fort Plain
10% of Fort Plain’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 111 acres are parks and preserves, 48 per 1,000 residents. 10% of Fort Plain’s land is conserved, about 86 acres.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
86 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
111 ac
48 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.2 mi
1.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Fort Plain?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fort Plain have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fort Plain is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Fort Plain’s overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land48 acres of park per 1,000 residents (111 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 72%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A+. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Fort Plain Historical Park
Park
24 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
86 conserved acres
10% of Fort Plain’s land. Who manages Fort Plain’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city58 ac
Other state land29 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government6 ac
Local Park · 64 acState Recreation Area · 29 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village of Fort Plain Land Local Park | Town or city | 50 | Unknown |
| Erie Canal State Recreation Area | Other state land | 29 | Open |
| Veteran Memorial Park Lands Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 6 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| The Village Of Fort Plain Land Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Unknown |
| Haslett Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Fort Plain
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Campgrounds in Fort Plain
Lock 15
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Baseball
2Soccer
2Basketball
1Multi-sport
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Fort Plain: 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) | 9.3 | 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 | 70 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 61 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Fort Plain →
Next door
Fort Plain and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Fort Plain
How much of Fort Plain is conserved land?
10% 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 Fort Plain’s trails?
Wiles Park and Fort Plain Historical Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Fort Plain?
1.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Fort Plain?
5,747 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fort Plain or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 111 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fort Plain have?
Ahead of 72% 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 Fort Plain 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 →