Pinnacle State Park
Park
111 acres0.3 mi of trail
Crystal Hills Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
COutdoors
Outdoors in Tuscarora
Tuscarora has 118 acres of parks, 84 for every 1,000 residents
3% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Tuscarora, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
117 acres · of 37.6 sq mi of land
Trails
2.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
118 ac
84 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
3%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,834 ft
Tuscarora Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Tuscarora?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Tuscarora have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tuscarora is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Tuscarora’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land84 acres of park per 1,000 residents (118 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home3% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 26%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. 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 Pinnacle State Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
McCarthy Hill State Forest
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
3 acres0.1 mi of trail
Crystal Hills Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
117 conserved acres
under 1% of Tuscarora’s land. Who manages Tuscarora’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks114 ac
State conservation3 ac
State Park · 114 acState Conservation Area · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle State Park State Park | State parks | 114 | Open |
| Mccarthy Hill State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 3 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Tuscarora
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Tuscarora
Tuscarora Hill1,834 ft elevation
DirectionsMack Hill1,804 ft elevation
DirectionsOrr Hill1,781 ft elevation
DirectionsBarney Hill1,745 ft elevation
DirectionsRound Top1,079 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Crystal Hills Trail0.6 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Tuscarora: May, July 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 35 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 47 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.0 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Tuscarora →
Next door
Tuscarora 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscarora | under 1% | 0.1 | 84 | 3% | C |
| Lindley | under 1% | under 0.1 | 34 | 4% | C− |
| Addison | 5% | 0.5 | 306 | 68% | A− |
| Woodhull | under 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Rathbone | 3% | under 0.1 | 494 | 4% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Tuscarora
Where can I hike in Tuscarora?
The longest trail networks: Pinnacle State Park, 0.3 miles; McCarthy Hill State Forest, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Tuscarora is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Tuscarora’s trails?
Pinnacle State Park and McCarthy Hill State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Tuscarora?
12,583 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tuscarora or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 118 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Tuscarora have?
Ahead of 26% 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 Tuscarora 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 →