Lesser Wilderness State Forest
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
9,312 acres2.1 mi of trail
Dec Truck Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Constable Hall · Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, New York, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in West Turin
West Turin has 12,063 acres of parks, 6,961 for every 1,000 residents
40% of West Turin’s land is conserved, about 26,132 acres. The biggest trail networks: Lesser Wilderness State Forest (2.1 mi), East Branch Fish Creek State Forest (1.1 mi), Mohawk Springs State Forest (0.5 mi). 25 miles of mapped trail cross West Turin, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
40%
26,132 acres · of 102.5 sq mi of land
Trails
25 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
12,063 ac
6,961 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
61%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,919 ft
Tug Hill
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is West Turin?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does West Turin have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West Turin is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of West Turin’s overall grade.
Conserved land40% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (25 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land6,961 acres of park per 1,000 residents (12,063 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home61% 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 86%
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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 Lesser Wilderness State Forest, with 2.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
East Branch Fish Creek State Forest
Nature preserve
922 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Mohawk Springs State Forest
Nature preserve
923 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Whetstone Gulf State Park
Managed by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
764 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dec Truck Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
26,132 conserved acres
40% of West Turin’s land. Who manages West Turin’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation39,050 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits10,407 ac
State parks767 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)222 ac
Town or city62 ac
Conservation Easement · 13,678 acState Conservation Area · 11,208 acPrivate Conservation · 10,407 acForest Stewardship Easement · 9,656 acUnknown Easement · 4,730 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 8,962 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 6 of 27 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesser Wilderness State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 9,344 | Open |
| Tug Hill Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 5,180 | Restricted |
| Tug Hill Conservation Area Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 5,180 | Open |
| Mohawk Springs State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 934 | Open |
| East Branch Fish Creek State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 929 | Open |
| Whetstone Gulf State Park State Park | State parks | 767 | Open |
| Village Of Constableville Land Local Park | Town or city | 62 | Unknown |
| Tug Hill Fee Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 44 | Closed |
| East Branch Fish Creek Conservation Area Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 3 | Closed |
Things to do
3 places to go in West Turin
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in West Turin
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Waterfalls in West Turin
Lyons Fall
DirectionsPeaks in West Turin
Tug Hill1,919 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 3.6 mi
North South Trail3.3 mi
Dec Truck Trail0.9 mi
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
2Baseball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Constable HallBuilding · listed 1973
About itGould Mansion ComplexDistrict · listed 1978
About itConstableville Village Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1983
About itJonathan C. Collins House and CemeteryBuilding · listed 1988
About itForest Presbyterian ChurchBuilding · listed 2004
About itCollinsville CemeterySite · listed 2014
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in West Turin: 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 25 | 28 | 36 | 50 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 54 | 42 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
February is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 75 °F). 5.5 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in West Turin →
Next door
West Turin and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Turin | 40% | 0.2 | 6,961 | 61% | A |
| Lyonsdale | 15% | 0.1 | 3,920 | 75% | A− |
| Leyden | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 30% | D |
| Lewis | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Osceola | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Turin | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Martinsburg | 16% | under 0.1 | 5,445 | 42% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in West Turin
Where can I hike in West Turin?
The longest trail networks: Lesser Wilderness State Forest, 2.1 miles; East Branch Fish Creek State Forest, 1.1 miles; Mohawk Springs State Forest, 0.5 miles; Whetstone Gulf State Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of West Turin is conserved land?
40% 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 Turin’s trails?
Lesser Wilderness State Forest and East Branch Fish Creek State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near West Turin?
89,927 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Turin or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12,063 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does West Turin have?
Ahead of 86% 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 Turin 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 →