John Ben Snow Memorial Park
Park
30 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Pulaski
96% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Pulaski
77 acres are parks and preserves, 36 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: John Ben Snow Memorial Park (0.5 mi). 2% of Pulaski’s land is conserved, about 41 acres.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
41 acres · of 3.5 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
77 ac
36 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
96%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Pulaski?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pulaski have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pulaski is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pulaski’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land36 acres of park per 1,000 residents (77 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home96% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 68%
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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
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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 John Ben Snow Memorial Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lower Salmon River State Forest
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
41 conserved acres
2% of Pulaski’s land. Who manages Pulaski’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city36 ac
State conservation8 ac
Local Park · 36 acState Conservation Area · 4 acUnknown Easement · 3 acState Recreation Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village of Pulaski Land Local Park | Town or city | 36 | Unknown |
| Lower Salmon River State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 4 | Restricted |
| Salmon River Fishing Access State Recreation Area | State conservation | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Pulaski
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Pulaski
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
River Walk0.1 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
4Baseball
1Softball
1Soccer
1Basketball
1Multi-sport
1Pickleball
1Tracks
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Pulaski: 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 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 32 | 40 | 54 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.7 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Pulaski →
Questions about parks and trails in Pulaski
Where can I hike in Pulaski?
The longest trail networks: John Ben Snow Memorial Park, 0.5 miles; River Walk, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Pulaski is conserved land?
2% 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 Pulaski’s trails?
John Ben Snow Memorial Park and Lower Salmon River State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Pulaski?
20,904 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pulaski or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 77 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pulaski have?
Ahead of 68% 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 Pulaski 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 →