Tuller Hill State Forest
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
2,487 acres22.2 mi of trail
Finger Lakes / North Country TrailG1Snyder Hill PFARY3+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
AOutdoors
Outdoors in Virgil
Virgil has 5,351 acres of parks, 2,119 for every 1,000 residents
16% of Virgil’s land is conserved, about 4,879 acres. 47 miles of mapped trail cross Virgil, 1.0 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Tuller Hill State Forest (22.2 mi), James Kennedy State Forest (8 mi), Hoxie Gorge State Forest (5.5 mi).
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
16%
4,879 acres · of 47.4 sq mi of land
Trails
47 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
5,351 ac
2,119 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
37%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,110 ft
Virgil Mountain
Lakes & rivers
2
1 beach
What kind of outdoors town is Virgil?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Virgil have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Virgil is ahead of 87% 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 Virgil’s overall grade.
Conserved land16% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (47 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land2,119 acres of park per 1,000 residents (5,351 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home37% 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 87%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to 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.
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 Tuller Hill State Forest, with 22.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
James Kennedy State Forest
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
1,319 acres8 mi of trail
Finger Lakes / North Country TrailDabes Diversion LoopKuzia Cut-off
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Hoxie Gorge State Forest
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
897 acres5.5 mi of trail
Finger Lakes / North Country Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
4,879 conserved acres
16% of Virgil’s land. Who manages Virgil’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation4,707 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits121 ac
Town or city50 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government1 ac
State Conservation Area · 4,707 acUnknown Easement · 121 acLocal Park · 50 acLocal Resource Management Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 121 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuller Hill State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 2,486 | Open |
| James Kennedy State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 1,322 | Open |
| Hoxie Gorge State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 899 | Open |
| Virgil Town of Land Local Park | Town or city | 50 | Unknown |
| Virgil Town Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Virgil
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Virgil
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Virgil
1 playground without a name on the map.
Peaks in Virgil
Virgil Mountain2,110 ft elevation
DirectionsGreek Peak2,090 ft elevation
DirectionsSouth Hill2,083 ft elevation
DirectionsTuller Hill2,021 ft elevation · In Tuller Hill State Forest
DirectionsSnyder Hill1,939 ft elevation · In Tuller Hill State Forest
DirectionsCampgrounds in Virgil
1 campground without a name on the map.
Trails & water
25 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 17.4 miUnpaved · 21.1 mi
Finger Lakes / North Country Trail11.9 mi
G12.0 mi
Snyder Hill PFAR1.7 mi
Y31.6 mi
R11.3 mi
Y11.3 mi
B11.1 mi
Dabes Diversion Loop0.9 mi
G80.9 mi
G70.8 mi
15 more trails
B6
0.8 miFinger Lakes / North Country Trail / G4
0.6 miR3
0.6 miY4
0.6 miG2
0.6 miB7
0.5 miG4
0.5 miFinger Lakes Trail Spur
0.4 miG5
0.4 miR2
0.4 miG6
0.3 miG10
0.3 miB4
0.3 miY6
0.3 miG3
0.3 miLakes & 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
1Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Virgil: 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 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 31 | 40 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Virgil →
Next door
Virgil and its neighbors
Virgil has the second most mapped trails of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil | 16% | 1.0 | 2,119 | 37% | A |
| Cortlandville | 2% | 0.3 | 49 | 55% | B |
| Harford | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Dryden | 12% | 0.6 | 337 | 45% | A− |
| Freetown | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lapeer | — 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 Virgil
Where can I hike in Virgil?
The longest trail networks: Tuller Hill State Forest, 22.2 miles; James Kennedy State Forest, 8 miles; Hoxie Gorge State Forest, 5.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Virgil is conserved land?
16% 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 Virgil’s trails?
Tuller Hill State Forest and James Kennedy State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Virgil?
38,008 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Virgil or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5,351 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Virgil have?
Ahead of 87% 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 Virgil 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 →