Teatown Lake Reservation
Managed by Teatown Lake Reservation
566 acres10.2 mi of trail
Three Lakes LoopLakeside LoopHidden Valley LoopOverlook Loop+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Yorktown
32% of Yorktown’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 32% of Yorktown’s land is conserved, about 7,593 acres. 72 miles of mapped trail cross Yorktown, 2.0 per square mile of land.
Among the top 1% of U.S. towns · #3 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
32%
7,593 acres · of 36.8 sq mi of land
Trails
72 mi
2.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
6,637 ac
185 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
24 mi
6.1 mi paths
Highest peak
830 ft
Turkey Mountain
Lakes & rivers
14
What kind of outdoors town is Yorktown?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Yorktown have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Yorktown is among the top 1% of U.S. towns, #3 of 758 in New York. All four inputs put Yorktown near the top nationally; the share of residents near a park ranks highest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Yorktown’s overall grade.
Conserved land32% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%A+Trails2.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (72 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land185 acres of park per 1,000 residents (6,637 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Among the top 1%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)#3 of 758
Water is 7% of Yorktown’s area (3 of 39 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 30%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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 Teatown Lake Reservation, with 10.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Sylvan Glen Park Preserve
Managed by Town of Yorktown Parks & Recreation Department
345 acres6.7 mi of trail
Snake Hill TrailSylvan Glen TrailHigh Quarry TrailOld Farm Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park
Managed by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
833 acres6.2 mi of trail
Blue TrailWhite TrailMohansic TrailwayGreen Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Granite Knolls Park
Managed by Town of Yorktown Parks & Recreation Department
125 acres5.6 mi of trail
B TrailG TrailW Trail - CircolaraY Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Kitchawan Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
205 acres5 mi of trail
Teatown-Kitchawan TrailOld Barn TrailLedge TrailChestnut Hill Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Hilltop Hanover Farm and Environmental Center
Managed by Westchester County Parks
182 acres4 mi of trail
Hilltop LoopRed TrailRock Pass TrailVernal Pond Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Taconic Parkland
Park
168 acres4 mi of trail
G Trail - Yorktown TrailwayG Trail - and Yorktown TrailwayO TrailTaconic Bridge Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Woodlands Legacy Fields Park
Managed by Town of Yorktown
143 acres3.7 mi of trail
Parkway TrailWoodlands TrailHunter Brook TrailStrang Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 35 parks & preserves
Teatown Lake Reservation566 acres · 10.2 mi of trail · Teatown Lake Reservation
DirectionsSylvan Glen Park Preserve345 acres · 6.7 mi of trail · Town of Yorktown Parks & Recreation Department
DirectionsFranklin D. Roosevelt State Park833 acres · 6.2 mi of trail · New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
DirectionsGranite Knolls Park125 acres · 5.6 mi of trail · Town of Yorktown Parks & Recreation Department
DirectionsKitchawan Nature Preserve205 acres · 5 mi of trail
DirectionsHilltop Hanover Farm and Environmental Center182 acres · 4 mi of trail · Westchester County Parks
DirectionsTaconic Parkland168 acres · 4 mi of trail
DirectionsWoodlands Legacy Fields Park143 acres · 3.7 mi of trail · Town of Yorktown
DirectionsHunterbrook Preserve56 acres · 1.9 mi of trail · Westchester Land Trust
DirectionsGranite Knolls Park - West77 acres · 1.6 mi of trail · Town of Yorktown Parks & Recreation Department
DirectionsNew Croton Unit206 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
Stayback Hill Unit138 acres · 1.1 mi of trail · New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
DirectionsWestchester County Parkland44 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
DirectionsRock Hill Park15 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · Town of Yorktown
DirectionsTurkey Mountain West Unit293 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
Sparkle Lake Park45 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Town of Yorktown
DirectionsDanner Family Preserve15 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsHemlock Brook Preserve14 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Westchester Land Trust
DirectionsJack DeVito Veterans Memorial Park5 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsJunior Lake Memorial Park9 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsIvy Knolls Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Town of Yorktown
Turkey Mountain East Unit95 acres · New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
DirectionsHarrison Apar Field of Dreams38 acres · Town of Yorktown
DirectionsDeer Hollow Park16 acres · Town of Yorktown
DirectionsBlackberry Woods11 acres · Town of Yorktown
DirectionsJunior Lake Memorial Pool11 acres
DirectionsFox Den Park10 acres · Town of Yorktown
DirectionsDowning Park9 acres
DirectionsLondon Woods Field8 acres
DirectionsHunterbrook Field4 acres
Chelsea Park3 acres · Town of Yorktown
York Hill Park2 acres · Town of Yorktown
DirectionsRailroad Park2 acres · Town of Yorktown
DirectionsKensington Woods1 acres
Hanover East Park1 acres · Town of Yorktown
DirectionsWho protects it
7,593 conserved acres
32% of Yorktown’s land. Water is left out: Yorktown has 36.8 square miles of land and 2.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Yorktown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city4,723 ac
County2,214 ac
State parks1,051 ac
State conservation983 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits842 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government164 ac
Other state land18 ac
Local Park · 4,253 acLocal Resource Management Area · 1,667 acState Park · 1,051 acOther Easement · 771 acLocal Other or Unknown · 652 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 497 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 10 of 64 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City Lands Local Resource Management Area | Town or city | 1,657 | Open |
| TOWN OF YORKTOWN Land Local Park | Town or city | 1,142 | Unknown |
| COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER Land Local Park | County | 960 | Unknown |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park State Park | State parks | 841 | Open |
| Mohansic Park & Golf Course Local Park | County | 725 | Open |
| New Croton Fishing Access Area Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 652 | Unknown |
| TOWN OF YORKTOWN PARKLAND Land Local Park | Town or city | 648 | Unknown |
| Teatown Lake Reservation Land Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 371 | Open |
| New York City Watershed Watershed Protection Area | Town or city | 317 | Closed |
| Kitchawan County Park Local Park | County | 216 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
49 places to go in Yorktown
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Yorktown
FDR State Park PoolIn Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park
DirectionsJunior Lake Memorial PoolIn Junior Lake Memorial Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Yorktown
22 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Yorktown
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Fishing spots in Yorktown
3 fishing spots without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Yorktown
Giant BoulderIn Granite Knolls Park
DirectionsPlus 7 scenic views without a name on the map.
Peaks in Yorktown
Turkey Mountain830 ft elevation · In Turkey Mountain West Unit
DirectionsFrench Hill774 ft elevation
DirectionsIndian Hill758 ft elevation · In Danner Family Preserve
DirectionsCat Hill725 ft elevation
DirectionsJones Hill719 ft elevation
DirectionsBald Mountain659 ft elevation
DirectionsStayback Hill607 ft elevation
DirectionsCrow Hill591 ft elevation
Directions3 more peaks
Snake Hill591 ft elevation · In Sylvan Glen Park Preserve
DirectionsTeatown Hill535 ft elevation · In Teatown Lake Reservation
DirectionsHog Hill512 ft elevation
DirectionsPicnic areas in Yorktown
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Trails & water
25 named trails and 14 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 24.3 miHorses · 11.4 miUnpaved · 52.9 mi
Green Trail3.3 mi
Teatown-Kitchawan Trail2.8 mi
White Trail2.4 mi
Three Lakes Loop2.4 mi
Taconic Bridge Trail2.4 mi
Blue Trail2.1 mi
Hilltop Loop1.8 mi
Teatown Kitchawan Trail1.7 mi
Lakeside Loop1.5 mi
G Trail - and Yorktown Trailway1.5 mi
15 more trails
G Trail - Yorktown Trailway
1.4 miSnake Hill Trail
1.2 miSylvan Glen Trail
1.2 miMohansic Trailway
1.1 miB Trail
1.0 miHidden Valley Loop
1.0 miParkway Trail
1.0 miBriarcliff-Peekskill Trail
1.0 miYellow Trail
1.0 miG Trail
0.9 miOverlook Loop
0.9 miRed Trail
0.8 miHigh Quarry Trail
0.8 miW Trail - Circolara
0.8 miR Trail
0.7 miBiking & sports
24 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
6.1 mi
off-road bike paths
18 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
25Baseball
22Tennis
12Pickleball
10Basketball
8Soccer
6Football
2Softball
1Disc golf
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 13 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Yorktown: April 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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 40 | 48 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.7 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Yorktown →
Next door
Yorktown and its neighbors
Yorktown has the most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Yorktown72 miCortlandt69 miSomers46 miNew Castle28 miLake Mohegan7.1 miJefferson Valley-Yorktown5.3 miYorktown Heights0.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorktown | 32% | 2.0 | 185 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Somers | 18% | 1.5 | 92 | 65% | A |
| Cortlandt | 23% | 1.8 | 106 | 94% | A+ |
| Lake Mohegan | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| New Castle | 12% | 1.2 | 97 | 94% | A+ |
| Jefferson Valley-Yorktown | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Yorktown Heights | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Yorktown
Where can I hike in Yorktown?
The longest trail networks: Teatown Lake Reservation, 10.2 miles; Sylvan Glen Park Preserve, 6.7 miles; Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park, 6.2 miles; Granite Knolls Park, 5.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Yorktown is conserved land?
32% 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 Yorktown’s trails?
Teatown Lake Reservation and Sylvan Glen Park Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Yorktown?
24 miles of bike routes are on the map: 6.1 of off-road paths and 18 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Yorktown?
74,949 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Yorktown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6,637 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Yorktown have?
Among the top 1% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #3 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 Yorktown 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 →