Stockton State Forest
Nature preserve
964 acres1.8 mi of trail
Snowmobile Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Stockton
Stockton has 1,009 acres of parks, 518 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Stockton State Forest (1.8 mi). 6.8 miles of mapped trail cross Stockton, 0.1 per square mile of land. 46% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
1,281 acres · of 47.2 sq mi of land
Trails
6.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,009 ac
518 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
46%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
1 beach · 1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Stockton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Stockton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stockton is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Stockton’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land518 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,009 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home46% 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 60%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B+. 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 Stockton State Forest, with 1.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,281 conserved acres
4% of Stockton’s land. Who manages Stockton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation1,010 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits204 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)187 ac
Town or city22 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government1 ac
State Conservation Area · 969 acPrivate Conservation · 204 acConservation Easement · 187 acState Resource Management Area · 37 acLocal Park · 22 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 43 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 15 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stockton State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 969 | Open |
| Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy Land Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 204 | Closed |
| Kabob Wma State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 37 | Open |
| Stockton Town Park Land Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Unknown |
| Cassadaga, Village of Land Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Unknown |
| Bear Lake Boat Launch State Recreation Area | State conservation | 3 | Open |
| Village Park Cass 2 Land Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Unknown |
| Cassadaga Pump Station Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Stockton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Stockton
Cassadaga Beach
DirectionsBoat launches in Stockton
Bear Lake Boat Launch
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 3.6 miUnpaved · 0.9 mi
Snowmobile Trail3.7 mi
County Road 350.2 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
5Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Stockton: 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 33 | 42 | 56 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.7 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Stockton →
Next door
Stockton and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockton | 4% | 0.1 | 518 | 46% | B |
| Chautauqua | 6% | 0.7 | 536 | 47% | A− |
| Ellery | 2% | 0.2 | 94 | 36% | B− |
| Charlotte | 9% | 0.5 | 1,370 | 38% | A− |
| Pomfret | under 1% | 0.1 | 10 | 64% | C |
| Arkwright | — 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 Stockton
Where can I hike in Stockton?
The longest trail networks: Stockton State Forest, 1.8 miles; College Lodge Forest, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Stockton is conserved land?
4% 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 Stockton’s trails?
Stockton State Forest and College Lodge Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Stockton?
15,504 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stockton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,046 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Stockton have?
Ahead of 60% 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 Stockton 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 →