Coyote Flats State Forest
Nature preserve
79 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
LeRay Mansion · Photo: Ahodges7 · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Le Ray
Le Ray has 28 miles of mapped trails, 0.4 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Coyote Flats State Forest (0.5 mi). 36% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 200 acres are parks and preserves, 7.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns · #693 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
250 acres · of 73.6 sq mi of land
Trails
28 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
200 ac
7.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
36%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
4
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Le Ray have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Le Ray is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns, #693 of 758 in New York. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Le Ray’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (28 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land7.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (200 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home36% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 29%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 9%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. 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 Coyote Flats State Forest, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Maple Street Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
250 conserved acres
under 1% of Le Ray’s land. Who manages Le Ray’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)100 ac
State conservation79 ac
Town or city71 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government15 ac
Not recorded2 ac
Conservation Easement · 100 acLocal Park · 88 acState Conservation Area · 79 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 100 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 5 of 15 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coyote Flats State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 79 | Open |
| Maple Street Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 15 | Open |
| Evans Mills Village of Land Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Unknown |
| Black River Village of Land Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Unknown |
| Philadelphia Village of Land Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Unknown |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Jack Williams Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Leray Town of Land Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Unknown |
| Watertown City of Land Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Unknown |
Things to do
28 places to go in Le Ray
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Le Ray
27 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Le Ray
Remington Dog Park
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.3 miUnpaved · 1.9 mi
James R. Kanik Calcium Trail0.9 mi
Fort Drum0.3 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
23Basketball
19Baseball
10Tennis
3Soccer
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Le Ray: 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 | 31 | 40 | 54 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 46 | 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 Le Ray →
Next door
Le Ray and its neighbors
Le Ray has the most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Le Ray28 miWatertown17 miRutland15 miFort Drum6.7 miPamelia4.7 miChampion4.3 miGreat Bend1.9 miBlack River1.2 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Ray | under 1% | 0.4 | 8 | 36% | C |
| Rutland | 2% | 0.3 | 193 | 48% | B |
| Fort Drum | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Champion | 3% | 0.1 | 12 | 48% | C+ |
| Black River | 3% | 0.7 | 12 | 90% | B+ |
| Pamelia | 9% | 0.1 | 1 | 11% | C |
| Great Bend | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Watertown | 13% | 1.9 | 33 | 99% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Le Ray
Where can I hike in Le Ray?
The longest trail networks: Coyote Flats State Forest, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Le Ray is conserved land?
under 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 Le Ray’s trails?
Coyote Flats State Forest and Maple Street Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Le Ray?
15,831 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Le Ray or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 200 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Le Ray have?
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #693 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 Le Ray 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 →