Sugar Hill State Forest
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
448 acres1.4 mi of trail
Cayuga Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Second Baptist Church of Wayne · Photo: PAR · CC0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Tyrone
Tyrone has 454 acres of parks, 259 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Sugar Hill State Forest (1.4 mi). 6% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 8.7 miles of mapped trail cross Tyrone, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
620 acres · of 37.3 sq mi of land
Trails
8.7 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
454 ac
259 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
6%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,890 ft
Huey Hill
Lakes & rivers
3
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Tyrone?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Tyrone have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tyrone is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Tyrone’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (9 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land259 acres of park per 1,000 residents (454 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home6% 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 47%
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Water is 6% of Tyrone’s area (2 of 40 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
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 Sugar Hill State Forest, with 1.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Waneta Lamoka Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
156 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
620 conserved acres
3% of Tyrone’s land. Water is left out: Tyrone has 37.3 square miles of land and 2.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Tyrone’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation609 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)11 ac
State Conservation Area · 450 acState Resource Management Area · 159 acConservation Easement · 11 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 11 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Hill State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 450 | Open |
| Waneta Lamoka Wma State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 159 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Tyrone
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Tyrone
Lamoka Lake Boat Launch
DirectionsWaneta Lake Boat LaunchIn Waneta Lamoka Wildlife Management Area
DirectionsPeaks in Tyrone
Huey Hill1,890 ft elevation
DirectionsHouse Hill1,709 ft elevation
DirectionsStocking Hill1,581 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Tyrone
Lamoka Baptist Camp
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 1.5 miUnpaved · 1.2 mi
Cayuga Trail1.5 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Tyrone: May 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 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 34 | 43 | 56 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.9 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Tyrone →
Next door
Tyrone and its neighbors
Tyrone has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone | 3% | 0.2 | 259 | 6% | B− |
| Wayne | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Orange | 39% | 1.3 | 11,111 | 72% | A+ |
| Barrington | under 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 1% | D |
| Reading | 6% | 0.2 | 671 | 24% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Tyrone
Where can I hike in Tyrone?
The longest trail networks: Sugar Hill State Forest, 1.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Tyrone is conserved land?
3% 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 Tyrone’s trails?
Sugar Hill State Forest and Waneta Lamoka Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Tyrone?
39,413 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tyrone or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 614 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Tyrone have?
Ahead of 47% 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 Tyrone 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 →