Black Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
42 acres0.6 mi of trail
Red trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Voorheesville
Voorheesville has 28 acres of parks, 9.9 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Black Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area (0.6 mi). 88% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Voorheesville, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns · #367 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
64 acres · of 2.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
28 ac
9.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
88%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Voorheesville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Voorheesville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Voorheesville is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns, #367 of 758 in New York. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Voorheesville’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land9.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (28 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home88% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 68%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 52%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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 Black Creek Marsh WMA, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Stephen P. Wallace Park
Park
10 acres0.3 mi of trail
Nature trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
64 conserved acres
5% of Voorheesville’s land. Who manages Voorheesville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation87 ac
Town or city19 ac
Private owners3 ac
State Conservation Area · 44 acState Resource Management Area · 43 acLocal Park · 22 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State conservation | 44 | Restricted |
| Black Creek Marsh Wma State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 43 | Open |
| Village Of Voorheesville Land Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Unknown |
| Town Of New Scotland Land Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Unknown |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Voorheesville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Voorheesville
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.1 mi
Red trail0.6 mi
Nature trail0.2 mi
Biking & sports
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
4Tennis
2Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Voorheesville: 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 45 | 58 | 70 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 61 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Voorheesville →
Questions about parks and trails in Voorheesville
Where can I hike in Voorheesville?
The longest trail networks: Black Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area, 0.6 miles; Stephen P. Wallace Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Voorheesville is conserved land?
5% 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 Voorheesville’s trails?
Black Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area and Stephen P. Wallace Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Voorheesville?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Voorheesville?
14,101 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Voorheesville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 28 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Voorheesville have?
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #367 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 Voorheesville 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 →