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Outdoors in Santa Clara
More than half of Santa Clara’s land is conserved: 100%
100% of Santa Clara’s land is conserved, about 111,904 acres. The biggest trail networks: Saranac Lakes Wild Forest (27.9 mi), Saint Regis Canoe Area (21.6 mi), Debar Mountain Wild Forest (7.3 mi). 57,703 acres are parks and preserves, 112,921 per 1,000 residents.
Conserved land
100%
111,904 acres · of 174.4 sq mi of land
Trails
149 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
57,703 ac
112,921 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
90%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.9 mi
0.9 mi paths
Highest peak
2,838 ft
Saint Regis Mountain
Lakes & rivers
61
2 beaches · 4 boat launches
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
100% of Santa Clara’s land. Water is left out: Santa Clara has 174.4 square miles of land and 17.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Santa Clara’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation122,996 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits67,679 ac
Other state land351 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government8 ac
Conservation Easement · 66,673 acState Conservation Area · 56,175 acUnknown Easement · 33,497 acForest Stewardship Easement · 31,890 acState Recreation Area · 1,361 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 54,153 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 12 of 82 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)
Managed by
Acres
Public access
Saranac Lakes Wild Forest
State Conservation Area
State conservation
21,119
Open
Saint Regis Canoe Area
State Conservation Area
State conservation
17,639
Open
Debar Mountain Wild Forest
State Conservation Area
State conservation
9,734
Open
Madawaska Flow - Quebec Brook Primitive Area
State Conservation Area
State conservation
5,871
Open
Deer River Primitive Area
State Conservation Area
State conservation
1,083
Open
Everton Falls Preserve
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits
985
Open
Fish Creek Pond Campground
State Recreation Area
State conservation
843
Open
State Conservation Area
State Conservation Area
State conservation
719
Restricted
Rollins Pond Campground
State Recreation Area
State conservation
513
Open
New York State Lands
State Other or Unknown
Other state land
351
Unknown
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
153 places to go in Santa Clara
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Santa Clara
2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
The best walking months in Santa Clara: May, August and 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
14.8
15.5
15.2
14.0
12.4
10.9
9.5
8.8
High (°F)
25
28
37
51
65
73
77
75
68
55
42
31
Rain (in)
2.9
2.3
2.7
3.5
3.9
4.5
4.3
4.0
4.0
4.5
3.4
3.3
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 4.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Santa Clara →
Next door
Santa Clara and its neighbors
Santa Clara has the most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Santa Clara
Where can I hike in Santa Clara?
The longest trail networks: Saranac Lakes Wild Forest, 27.9 miles; Saint Regis Canoe Area, 21.6 miles; Debar Mountain Wild Forest, 7.3 miles; Madawaska Flow - Quebec Brook Primitive Area, 5.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Santa Clara’s trails?
Saranac Lakes Wild Forest and Saint Regis Canoe Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Santa Clara?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Santa Clara?
273,657 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Santa Clara or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 57,707 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Santa Clara neighbors.
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