Taylor Pond Wild Forest
Nature preserve
26 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Willsboro
Willsboro has 164 acres of parks, 86 for every 1,000 residents
7% of Willsboro’s land is conserved, about 1,990 acres. 24 miles of mapped trail cross Willsboro, 0.6 per square mile of land. 35% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
1,990 acres · of 42.7 sq mi of land
Trails
24 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
164 ac
86 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
35%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,444 ft
Sugarloaf Mountain
Lakes & rivers
3
1 beach · 4 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Willsboro?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Willsboro have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Willsboro is ahead of 70% 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 Willsboro’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (24 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land86 acres of park per 1,000 residents (164 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home35% 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 70%
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Water is 42% of Willsboro’s area (31 of 73 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Wilsboro Dam Fish Dam
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
1,990 conserved acres
7% of Willsboro’s land. Water is left out: Willsboro has 42.7 square miles of land and 30.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Willsboro’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits4,022 ac
State conservation1,520 ac
Town or city81 ac
Regional Water Districts1 ac
Conservation Easement · 3,701 acForest Stewardship Easement · 744 acUnknown Easement · 743 acPrivate Conservation · 320 acLocal Park · 81 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,704 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 50 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boquet River Nature Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 257 | Open |
| Town Of Willsboro Land Local Park | Town or city | 81 | Unknown |
| Augustus G. Paine Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 32 | Closed |
| Taylor Pond Wild Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 26 | Open |
| Four Brothers Islands Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 15 | Closed |
| Four Brothers Islands Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 15 | Closed |
| Willsboro Bay Boat Launch State Recreation Area | State conservation | 5 | Open |
| Wilsboro Dam Fish Dam State Conservation Area | State conservation | 1 | Open |
| Water District Lands Local Resource Management Area | Regional Water Districts | 1 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Willsboro
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Willsboro
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Willsboro
Boquet River Fishing Access
DirectionsPlus 3 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Willsboro
Sugarloaf Mountain1,444 ft elevation
DirectionsRattlesnake Mountain1,293 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
6 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.5 miUnpaved · 21.6 mi
Tim's Trail (Pink Square)1.1 mi
Sugarloaf Trail1.1 mi
River Trail (Blue Circle Trail)0.8 mi
Village Trail (Yellow Triangle)0.4 mi
Connector Trail (Blue Circle)0.3 mi
Hatch Point Trail0.1 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
7Tennis
1Basketball
1Baseball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →8 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Willsboro Congregational ChurchBuilding · listed 1984
About itEdgewater FarmBuilding · listed 1988
About itAbraham Aiken HouseBuilding · listed 1989
About itAdsit Log HouseBuilding · listed 1992
About itSheldon-Owens FarmDistrict · listed 1993
About itFlat Rock CampBuilding · listed 2006
About itWillsboro School, TheBuilding · listed 2010
About itLigonier Point Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2013
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Willsboro: May, August and 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 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 32 | 41 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 59 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Willsboro →
Next door
Willsboro and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Chesterfield67 miLewis61 miShelburne47 miSouth Burlington41 miEssex31 miWillsboro24 miCharlotte20 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willsboro | 7% | 0.6 | 86 | 35% | B+ |
| Chesterfield | 20% | 0.8 | 2,354 | 44% | A |
| Essex | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lewis | 23% | 0.7 | 951 | 30% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Willsboro
How much of Willsboro is conserved land?
7% 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 Willsboro’s trails?
Taylor Pond Wild Forest and Wilsboro Dam Fish Dam don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Willsboro?
33,958 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Willsboro or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 235 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Willsboro have?
Ahead of 70% 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 Willsboro 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 →