Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Wilna has 56 miles of mapped trails, 0.7 for every square mile of land
169 acres are parks and preserves, 30 per 1,000 residents. 74% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns · #420 of 758 in New York. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Wilna?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Wilna have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wilna is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns, #420 of 758 in New York. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Long Falls Park
442 conserved acres
1% of Wilna’s land. Who manages Wilna’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 237 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 12 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carthage Village of Land Local Park | Town or city | 110 | Unknown |
| Private Lands Private Other or Unknown | Private owners | 39 | Closed |
| Beartown State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 31 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Wilna Town of Land Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Unknown |
| Deferiet Village of Land Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Herrings Village Lands Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
6 places to go in Wilna
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
7 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Wilna: 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 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.6 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Wilna →
Wilna and its neighbors
Wilna has the most mapped trails of the 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilna | 1% | 0.7 | 30 | 74% | B |
| Champion | 3% | 0.1 | 12 | 48% | C+ |
| Carthage | 8% | 0.7 | 32 | 99%+ | A |
| Deferiet | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| West Carthage | 2% | 0.1 | 9 | 99%+ | B− |
| Denmark | under 1% | under 0.1 | 31 | 34% | C |
| Great Bend | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Diana | 31% | 0.1 | 14,692 | 73% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wilna
Where can I hike in Wilna?
The longest trail networks: Long Falls Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Wilna is conserved land?
1% 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 Wilna’s trails?
Beartown State Forest and Long Falls Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wilna?
35,456 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wilna or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 169 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wilna have?
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #420 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 Wilna neighbors.
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 →