81% of Tuxedo’s land is conserved, about 22,999 acres. 22,596 acres are parks and preserves, 7,475 per 1,000 residents. 140 miles of mapped trail cross Tuxedo, 3.2 per square mile of land.
Among the top 1% of U.S. towns · #10 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
81%
22,999 acres · of 44.1 sq mi of land
Trails
140 mi
3.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
22,596 ac
7,475 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
83%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.2 mi
Highest peak
1,381 ft
Black Rock Mountain
Lakes & rivers
20
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Tuxedo?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tuxedo is among the top 1% of U.S. towns, #10 of 758 in New York. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Tuxedo’s overall grade.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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.
81% of Tuxedo’s land. Who manages Tuxedo’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks22,480 ac
National Park Service515 ac
Other state land148 ac
Town or city24 ac
State Park · 22,628 acNational Scenic or Historic Trail · 497 acLocal Park · 24 acConservation Easement · 17 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 14 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)
Managed by
Acres
Public access
Harriman State Park
State Park
State parks
13,302
Open
Sterling Forest State Park
State Park
State parks
9,175
Open
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
National Scenic or Historic Trail
National Park Service
497
Open
Palisades Interstate Park
State Park
Other state land
148
Open
Tuxedo, Town of Land
Local Park
Town or city
17
Unknown
Port Jervis City Lands
Local Park
Town or city
4
Open
Village of Monroe Land
Local Park
Town or city
3
Unknown
Federal Land
State Park
State parks
3
Open
Things to do
53 places to go in Tuxedo
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Tuxedo
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Tuxedo
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
6Baseball
5Tennis
1Soccer
1Basketball
1Skate park
1Equestrian
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Tuxedo: April, May and July 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)
9.5
10.6
11.8
13.3
14.5
15.1
14.9
13.8
12.4
11.0
9.8
9.2
High (°F)
35
39
47
60
70
78
83
81
74
63
51
40
Rain (in)
3.4
2.8
4.0
3.9
3.8
4.7
4.3
4.4
4.4
4.5
3.6
4.1
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Tuxedo →
Next door
Tuxedo and its neighbors
Tuxedo has the most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Tuxedo
Where can I hike in Tuxedo?
The longest trail networks: Harriman State Park, 81.6 miles; Sterling Forest State Park, 38.7 miles; Appalachian National Scenic Trail, 3.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Tuxedo is conserved land?
81% 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 Tuxedo’s trails?
Harriman State Park and Sterling Forest State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Tuxedo?
5.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Tuxedo?
146,022 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tuxedo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23,097 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Tuxedo have?
Among the top 1% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #10 of 758 in New York. 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 Tuxedo neighbors.
Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 4.0