More than half of Harrietstown’s land is conserved: 88%
88% of Harrietstown’s land is conserved, about 111,192 acres. 34,731 acres are parks and preserves, 6,651 per 1,000 residents. 97% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns · #29 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
88%
111,192 acres · of 197.0 sq mi of land
Trails
116 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
34,731 ac
6,651 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
97%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.7 mi
0.7 mi paths
Highest peak
4,327 ft
Seward Mountain
Lakes & rivers
47
7 beaches · 3 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Harrietstown?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Harrietstown is ahead of 98% of U.S. towns, #29 of 758 in New York. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Harrietstown’s overall grade.
Water is 8% of Harrietstown’s area (17 of 214 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 82%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A 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.
88% of Harrietstown’s land. Water is left out: Harrietstown has 197.0 square miles of land and 16.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Harrietstown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation101,705 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits26,032 ac
Joint238 ac
Town or city134 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government87 ac
Regional agency31 ac
Private owners1 ac
State Wilderness · 56,796 acState Conservation Area · 37,490 acPrivate Conservation · 25,959 acForest Stewardship Easement · 3,477 acUnknown Easement · 3,451 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,700 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 9 of 50 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)
Managed by
Acres
Public access
High Peaks Wilderness
State Wilderness
State conservation
56,796
Open
Saranac Lakes Wild Forest
State Conservation Area
State conservation
33,580
Open
Follensby Pond
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits
25,710
Closed
Lower Saranac Lake
State Conservation Area
State conservation
2,172
Restricted
Lake Clear
State Conservation Area
State conservation
992
Restricted
Ampersand Primitive Area
State Conservation Area
State conservation
431
Open
High Peaks
State Resource Management Area
State conservation
420
Open
Saint Regis Canoe Area
State Conservation Area
State conservation
287
Open
Glenview Preserve
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits
237
Restricted
Town Of Harrietstown Land
Local Park
Town or city
108
Unknown
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
97 places to go in Harrietstown
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Harrietstown
7 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Swimming spots in Harrietstown
1 swimming spot without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
The best walking months in Harrietstown: 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)
9.2
10.4
11.8
13.4
14.8
15.5
15.2
14.0
12.4
10.9
9.5
8.9
High (°F)
25
28
37
50
63
71
75
73
66
53
40
30
Rain (in)
3.3
2.6
3.0
3.7
4.1
4.9
4.6
4.3
4.1
4.7
3.6
3.6
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 75 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Harrietstown →
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Harrietstown
Where can I hike in Harrietstown?
The longest trail networks: High Peaks Wilderness, 46 miles; Saranac Lakes Wild Forest, 21.9 miles; Ampersand Primitive Area, 0.8 miles; Saint Regis Canoe Area, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Harrietstown is conserved land?
88% 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 Harrietstown’s trails?
High Peaks Wilderness and Saranac Lakes Wild Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Harrietstown?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Harrietstown?
408,348 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Harrietstown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 92,110 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Harrietstown have?
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #29 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 Harrietstown neighbors.
Photo: Mwanner at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0