Mongaup Valley Wildlife Management Area
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
3,163 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Lumberland
23% of Lumberland’s land is conserved: 6,712 acres
114 acres are parks and preserves, 55 per 1,000 residents. 7% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 7.6 miles of mapped trail cross Lumberland, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
23%
6,712 acres · of 46.5 sq mi of land
Trails
7.6 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
114 ac
55 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
7%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,398 ft
Tink Hill
Lakes & rivers
10
What kind of outdoors town is Lumberland?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lumberland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lumberland is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lumberland’s overall grade.
Conserved land23% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land55 acres of park per 1,000 residents (114 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home7% 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 58%
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Water is 6% of Lumberland’s area (3 of 49 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 21%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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
The longest trail network is Mongaup Valley WMA, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Sullivan Forest Preserve Detached Parcel
Nature preserve
97 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
6,712 conserved acres
23% of Lumberland’s land. Water is left out: Lumberland has 46.5 square miles of land and 2.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lumberland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation6,590 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits105 ac
Town or city16 ac
National Park Service4 ac
Regional agency1 ac
Conservation Easement · 3,254 acState Resource Management Area · 3,239 acUnknown Easement · 105 acState Conservation Area · 97 acLocal Park · 16 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,355 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 12 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mongaup Valley Wma State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 3,239 | Open |
| Sullivan Fp Detached Parcel State Conservation Area | State conservation | 97 | Open |
| Town Of Lumberland Land Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Unknown |
| Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River Wild and Scenic River | National Park Service | 4 | Open |
| Central School District Lands Local Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Lumberland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Waterfalls in Lumberland
Fish Cabin Falls
DirectionsPlus 1 waterfall without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Lumberland
Tink Hill1,398 ft elevation
DirectionsPlus 2 peaks without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
4 named trails and 10 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.5 mi
World's Best Go-Cart Track0.2 mi
Pony Park Trail0.2 mi
William0.2 mi
Cahoonzie Trail0.1 mi
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
13Tennis
8Baseball
5Basketball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lumberland: May and July
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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 44 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lumberland →
Next door
Lumberland and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Deerpark72 miForestburgh37 miShohola Township16 miHighland11 miWestfall Township9.6 miLumberland7.6 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumberland | 23% | 0.2 | 55 | 7% | B |
| Forestburgh | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Deerpark | 15% | 1.1 | 590 | 63% | A |
| Highland | 9% | 0.2 | 511 | 16% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lumberland
Where can I hike in Lumberland?
The longest trail networks: Mongaup Valley Wildlife Management Area, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lumberland is conserved land?
23% 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 Lumberland’s trails?
Mongaup Valley Wildlife Management Area and Sullivan Forest Preserve Detached Parcel don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lumberland?
73,449 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lumberland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,376 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lumberland have?
Ahead of 58% 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 Lumberland 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 →