Long Falls Hydroelectric Project Recreation Area
Park
4 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in West Carthage
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in West Carthage
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross West Carthage, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of West Carthage’s land is conserved, about 14 acres.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
14 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
17 ac
8.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is West Carthage?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does West Carthage have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West Carthage is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of West Carthage’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land8.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (17 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 49%
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Water is 7% of West Carthage’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in West Carthage. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
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
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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 Long Falls Hydroelectric Project Recreation Area, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
14 conserved acres
2% of West Carthage’s land. Water is left out: West Carthage has 1.3 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages West Carthage’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city18 ac
Local Park · 18 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Carthage Village Of Land Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Unknown |
| Getman Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in West Carthage
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in West Carthage
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Waterfalls in West Carthage
1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & 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
3Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in West Carthage: May 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 30 | 39 | 53 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.6 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in West Carthage →
Next door
West Carthage and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in West Carthage
Where can I hike in West Carthage?
The longest trail networks: Long Falls Hydroelectric Project Recreation Area, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of West Carthage is conserved land?
2% 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 West Carthage’s trails?
Long Falls Hydroelectric Project Recreation Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near West Carthage?
11,887 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Carthage or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does West Carthage have?
Ahead of 49% 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 West Carthage 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 →