Knox has 1,627 acres of parks, 636 for every 1,000 residents
11% of Knox’s land is conserved, about 2,876 acres. The biggest trail networks: Thacher State Park (9.9 mi), Thompson's Lake State Park (3.6 mi), Hudson and Nancy Winn Preserve (3.3 mi). 25 miles of mapped trail cross Knox, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns · #209 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
2,876 acres · of 41.8 sq mi of land
Trails
25 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,627 ac
636 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
45%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach
What kind of outdoors town is Knox?
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, Knox is ahead of 81% of U.S. towns, #209 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Knox’s overall grade.
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.
The longest trail network is Thacher State Park, with 9.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Thacher State Park
Managed by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
736 acres9.9 mi of trail
Fred Schroeder Memorial Trail (Red)Perimeter (yellow)Long Path (Thacher Aqua Green)Fred Schroeder Memorial Trail (Red)/Long Path (Thacher Aqua Green)+1
Bozen Kill Preserve115 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy
Margaret Burke Wildlife Management Area240 acres
Who protects it
2,876 conserved acres
11% of Knox’s land. Who manages Knox’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits1,376 ac
State parks1,046 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)414 ac
Town or city329 ac
State conservation244 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government34 ac
State Park · 1,070 acPrivate Conservation · 909 acAgricultural Easement · 684 acLocal Park · 363 acState Resource Management Area · 244 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 685 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 33 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)
Managed by
Acres
Public access
John Boyd Thacher State Park
State Park
State parks
1,046
Open
Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy Land
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits
434
Open
Altamont Vill Res Land
Local Park
Town or city
301
Unknown
Margaret Burke Wma
State Resource Management Area
State conservation
244
Open
Winn Preserve
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits
182
Closed
Limestone Rise Preserve
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits
136
Open
Wolf Hill Preserve
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits
130
Closed
Knox Town Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government
34
Open
Town Of Knox Land
Local Park
Town or city
28
Unknown
Bozen Kill
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits
27
Closed
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
17 places to go in Knox
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Knox
Thompsons Lake State Park BeachIn Thompson's Lake State Park
The best walking months in Knox: May, July 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)
9.4
10.5
11.8
13.3
14.6
15.3
15.0
13.9
12.4
11.0
9.7
9.1
High (°F)
31
34
42
56
68
76
80
78
71
59
47
36
Rain (in)
2.7
2.4
3.2
3.3
3.6
4.3
3.9
4.0
3.8
4.1
3.1
3.2
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Knox →
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Knox
Where can I hike in Knox?
The longest trail networks: Thacher State Park, 9.9 miles; Thompson's Lake State Park, 3.6 miles; Hudson and Nancy Winn Preserve, 3.3 miles; Wolf Creek Falls Preserve, 3.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Knox is conserved land?
11% 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 Knox’s trails?
Thacher State Park and Thompson's Lake State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Knox?
29,903 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Knox or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,873 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Knox have?
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #209 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 Knox neighbors.
Sternbergh House · Photo: Alanaquinn1 · CC BY-SA 4.0