Bashakill Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
19 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Wurtsboro
5% of Wurtsboro’s land is conserved: 42 acres
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 25 acres are parks and preserves, 20 per 1,000 residents. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Wurtsboro, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
42 acres · of 1.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
25 ac
20 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.8 mi
1.8 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Wurtsboro?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wurtsboro have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wurtsboro is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wurtsboro’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land20 acres of park per 1,000 residents (25 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13BParks close to home92% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 75%
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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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mamakating Municipal Park Land
Park
12 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
42 conserved acres
5% of Wurtsboro’s land. Who manages Wurtsboro’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city23 ac
State conservation18 ac
Other state land18 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government7 ac
County1 ac
State Resource Management Area · 36 acLocal Park · 30 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bashakill Wma State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 18 | Open |
| Bashakill Wildlife Management Area State Resource Management Area | Other state land | 18 | Restricted |
| Town of Mamakating Land Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Unknown |
| Village of Wurtsboro Land Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
| Linton Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| Delaware and Hudson Canal Linear County Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Wurtsboro
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Wurtsboro
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
1.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Soccer
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Wurtsboro: April and May
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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Wurtsboro →
Questions about parks and trails in Wurtsboro
Where can I hike in Wurtsboro?
The longest trail networks: Mamakating Municipal Park Land, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Wurtsboro is conserved land?
5% 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 Wurtsboro’s trails?
Bashakill Wildlife Management Area and Mamakating Municipal Park Land don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Wurtsboro?
1.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Wurtsboro?
23,669 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wurtsboro or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 25 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wurtsboro have?
Ahead of 75% 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 Wurtsboro 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 →