Lake Shore Marshes Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
2,312 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Wolcott Square Historic District · Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Wolcott
10% of Wolcott’s land is conserved: 2,528 acres
1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Wolcott. 43% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 41 acres are parks and preserves, 10 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns · #635 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
2,528 acres · of 39.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
41 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
43%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
4
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Wolcott?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wolcott have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wolcott is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns, #635 of 758 in New York. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wolcott’s overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (41 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home43% 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 40%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 16%
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
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.
Wolcott Falls Park
Managed by Village of Wolcott
3 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
2,528 conserved acres
10% of Wolcott’s land. Who manages Wolcott’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation2,362 ac
Other state land110 ac
Town or city37 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits16 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government3 ac
State Resource Management Area · 2,472 acLocal Park · 37 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 16 acLocal Resource Management Area · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Shore Marshes Wma State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 2,362 | Open |
| Butler State Correctional Facility State Resource Management Area | Other state land | 110 | Open |
| RCCSD Land Local Park | Town or city | 32 | Unknown |
| Boy Scouts of America Lands Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 16 | Closed |
| Village Of Wolcott Land Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Unknown |
| Red Creek Village Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Wolcott Village Lands Local Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Wolcott
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Wolcott
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Wolcott
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Waterfalls in Wolcott
Wolcott Falls
DirectionsTrails & water
4 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
10Baseball
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Wolcott Square Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2001
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Wolcott: 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 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 33 | 41 | 54 | 66 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Wolcott →
Next door
Wolcott and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Wolcott
Where can I hike in Wolcott?
The longest trail networks: Wolcott Falls Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Wolcott is conserved land?
10% 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 Wolcott’s trails?
Lake Shore Marshes Wildlife Management Area and Wolcott Falls Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wolcott?
12,339 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wolcott or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,497 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wolcott have?
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #635 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 Wolcott 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 →