Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
–Not graded
Outdoors in Pottersville
Few parks or trails are on the map in Pottersville
1% of Pottersville’s land is conserved, about 18 acres. 13 acres are parks and preserves, 93 per 1,000 residents. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Pottersville, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
1%
18 acres · of 2.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
13 ac
93 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
67%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
18 conserved acres
1% of Pottersville’s land. Who manages Pottersville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation13 ac
Town or city5 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government3 ac
State Conservation Area · 8 acLocal Park · 5 acOther Easement · 4 acLocal Resource Management Area · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 8 | Open |
| Town of Chester Land Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Unknown |
| Chester Town Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Schroon Lake State Conservation Area | State conservation | 1 | Restricted |
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.6 mi
snowmobile trail0.6 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
1Basketball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Pottersville: 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 32 | 41 | 55 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Pottersville →
Next door
Pottersville and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Pottersville
Are dogs allowed on Pottersville’s trails?
Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Pottersville?
81,269 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pottersville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Pottersville 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 →