Outdoors in Parishville

Parishville has 13,107 acres of parks, 7,905 for every 1,000 residents

33% of Parishville’s land is conserved, about 20,804 acres. The biggest trail networks: White Hill Wild Forest (6.2 mi), Whiskey Flats State Forest (0.6 mi). 50% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Conserved land

33%

20,804 acres · of 98.1 sq mi of land

Trails

36 mi

0.4 per sq mi of land

Park land

13,107 ac

7,905 acres per 1,000 residents

Near a park

50%

of residents within ½ mile

Highest peak

1,503 ft

Newton Hill

Lakes & rivers

2 boat launches

What kind of outdoors town is Parishville?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

Room to roam7,905 acres of park per 1,000 residents; the typical U.S. town has 13.Land that stays wild33% of the land is conserved; a typical New York town, 5%.

Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Parishville have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Parishville is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.

OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Parishville’s overall grade.

Conserved land33% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%A⁺Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (36 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B Park land7,905 acres of park per 1,000 residents (13,107 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13A⁺Parks close to home50% 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 86%

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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.

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 White Hill Wild Forest, with 6.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

White Hill Wild Forest

Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

9,285 acres6.2 mi of trail

Dog rules not recorded

No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗

Whiskey Flats State Forest

Nature preserve

993 acres0.6 mi of trail

Dog rules not recorded

No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗

High Flats State Forest

Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

1,856 acres

Dog rules not recorded

No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗

West Parishville State Forest

Nature preserve

780 acres

Dog rules not recorded

No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗

All 5 parks & preserves

White Hill Wild Forest9,285 acres · 6.2 mi of trail · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Whiskey Flats State Forest993 acres · 0.6 mi of trail

High Flats State Forest1,856 acres · New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

West Parishville State Forest780 acres

Snow Bowl State Forest6 acres

Who protects it

20,804 conserved acres

33% of Parishville’s land. Who manages Parishville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State conservation23,178 ac

County871 ac

USDA easements (NRCS)176 ac

Town or city59 ac

State Conservation Area · 12,946 acForest Stewardship Easement · 6,390 acUnknown Easement · 3,843 acLocal Conservation Area · 871 acConservation Easement · 176 ac

Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 6,929 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 5 of 20 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels

Parcel (PAD-US)	Managed by	Acres	Public access
White Hill Wild Forest State Conservation Area	State conservation	9,284	Open
High Flats State Forest State Conservation Area	State conservation	1,868	Open
Whiskey Flats State Forest State Conservation Area	State conservation	1,002	Open
Saint Lawrence County Lands Local Conservation Area	County	871	Restricted
West Parishville State Forest State Conservation Area	State conservation	787	Open
Town Of Parishville Land Local Park	Town or city	59	Unknown
Snow Bowl State Forest State Conservation Area	State conservation	4	Open

Things to do

6 places to go in Parishville

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Parishville

Newton Hill1,503 ft elevation

Directions

Peaked Hill1,493 ft elevation

Directions

French Hill1,138 ft elevation · In High Flats State Forest

Directions

Trails & water

1 named trail and 14 lakes & rivers

Named trails

Open to bikes · 5.0 miHorses · 0.6 miUnpaved · 20.6 mi

Stone Valley Trail3.7 mi

Lakes & rivers tap for directions

Allen Falls Reservoirreservoir Barney Pond Blake Falls Reservoirreservoir Clear Pond Joe Indian Pond Lilypad Pond Little Rock Pond Long Pond Rainbow Falls Reservoirreservoir Rock Pond Round Pond Sterling Pond Raquette River West Branch of the Saint Regis River

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

1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →

Luke Brown HouseBuilding · listed 2003

About it

When to get out

The best walking months in Parishville: May and August

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	8.8
High (°F)	25	29	38	52	66	74	78	76	69	56	43	31
Rain (in)	2.9	2.4	2.8	3.5	3.6	4.4	4.4	4.0	4.3	4.7	3.4	3.2

February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.7 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Parishville →

Next door

Parishville and its neighbors

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Colton153 mi Hopkinton48 mi Parishville36 mi Stockholm29 mi Potsdam18 mi Pierrepont11 mi

Town	Conserved of land	Trail mi per sq mi	Park acres per 1,000	Near a park ½ mile	Outdoors
Parishville	33%	0.4	7,905	50%	A
Colton	66%	0.6	21,076	31%	A
Pierrepont	10%	0.2	1,299	43%	B⁺
Hopkinton	50%	0.3	10,945	36%	A⁻
Stockholm	10%	0.3	1,206	24%	B⁺
Potsdam	2%	0.2	50	67%	B

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Parishville

Where can I hike in Parishville?

The longest trail networks: White Hill Wild Forest, 6.2 miles; Whiskey Flats State Forest, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Parishville is conserved land?

33% 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 Parishville’s trails?

White Hill Wild Forest and Whiskey Flats State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Parishville?

48,770 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Parishville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13,107 of them inside the town line.

How much outdoors does Parishville have?

Ahead of 86% 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 Parishville 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 →

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Parishville has 13,107 acres of parks, 7,905 for every 1,000 residents

What kind of outdoors town is Parishville?

How much outdoors does Parishville have?

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Pick a walk

White Hill Wild Forest

Whiskey Flats State Forest

High Flats State Forest

West Parishville State Forest

20,804 conserved acres

6 places to go in Parishville

1 named trail and 14 lakes & rivers

0.0 miles of bike routes

1 place on the National Register

The best walking months in Parishville: May and August

Parishville and its neighbors

Questions about parks and trails in Parishville

Trail talk

Where this page comes from