Turkey Ridge State Forest
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
420 acres0.5 mi of trail
Multi Use Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Jasper
Jasper has 437 acres of parks, 334 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Turkey Ridge State Forest (0.5 mi). 5% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5.4 miles of mapped trail cross Jasper, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
422 acres · of 52.6 sq mi of land
Trails
5.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
437 ac
334 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,395 ft
Jackson Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Jasper?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Jasper have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Jasper is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Jasper’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land334 acres of park per 1,000 residents (437 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home5% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 36%
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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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Turkey Ridge State Forest, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Jasper-Troupsburg CSD Athletic Fields
Park
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
422 conserved acres
1% of Jasper’s land. Who manages Jasper’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation422 ac
State Conservation Area · 422 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Ridge State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 422 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Jasper
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Jasper
Jackson Hill2,395 ft elevation
DirectionsGrass Hill2,329 ft elevation
DirectionsMarsh Hill2,306 ft elevation
DirectionsCobble Knob1,716 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.5 miHorses · 1.5 mi
Nubis Lake Trl1.0 mi
Multi Use Trail0.5 mi
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
3Baseball
2Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Jasper: May and July 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 42 | 55 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Jasper →
Next door
Jasper and its neighbors
Jasper has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper | 1% | 0.1 | 334 | 5% | C+ |
| Woodhull | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Troupsburg | under 1% | 0.1 | 27 | 12% | C− |
| Greenwood | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Cameron | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Jasper
Where can I hike in Jasper?
The longest trail networks: Turkey Ridge State Forest, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Jasper is conserved land?
1% 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 Jasper’s trails?
Turkey Ridge State Forest and Jasper-Troupsburg CSD Athletic Fields don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Jasper?
6,556 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jasper or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 437 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Jasper have?
Ahead of 36% 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 Jasper 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 →