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Melissa Penfield Park
Park
28 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh, NY parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.6% of Plattsburgh is conserved land, roughly 246 acres. There are about 7.3 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Melissa Penfield Park (1.1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Plattsburgh, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Plattsburgh outdoors
Conserved land
5.6%
246 of 4,414 acres
Trails
7.3 mi
1.1 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
15
12 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
8.6 mi
1.9 mi lanes · 5.9 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Waterfront Park
Park
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Saranac River Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
US Oval Park
Park
34 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
South Acres Park
Park
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 15 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 15 parks & preserves
Melissa Penfield Park28 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
Waterfront Park4 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Imperial Mills Dam5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
McDonough Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Champlain Park1 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Peter S. Bulmette Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
US Oval Park34 acres
South Acres Park16 acres
G Burdo Field6 acres
Cumberland Bay State Park3 acres · New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Plattsburgh
Showing 1–10 of 11 playgrounds
SwingsetIn Peter S. Bulmette Park
Unnamed playground in Peter S. Bulmette Park
Unnamed playground in Hamilton Street Park
Unnamed playground in Hamilton Street Park
Unnamed playground in Dorchester Park
Unnamed playground in Belmont Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Melissa Penfield Park
Unnamed playground in Melissa Penfield Park
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 2.3 miUnpaved 5.2 mi
- Healthy Lung Trail0.3 mi
- Saranac River Trail0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
246 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 1 of 12 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes1.9 mi
- Off-road bike paths5.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.7 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis21
- Baseball10
- Pickleball7
- Soccer5
- Basketball3
- Football3
- Field hockey1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Plattsburgh
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 309 acState Resource Management Area 6 acState Recreation Area 3 acState Park 3 ac
Showing 1–10 of 12 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Plattsburgh LandLocal Park | Town or city | 225 | Access unknown |
| Us Oval ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 32 | Open |
| Penfield ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| South Acres ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Imperial Mills DamState Resource Management Area | State conservation | 6 | Open |
| Peter S Blumette ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Champlain CanalState Recreation Area | Other state land | 3 | Open |
| Cumberland Bay State ParkState Park | State parks | 3 | Open |
| Fort Brown ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Macdonough ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Champlain MonumentIn Champlain Park · Statue
First BuildingPlaque
Fort Scott MemorialMemorial
MacDonough MonumentPlaque
MacDonough MonumentIn McDonough Park · Obelisk · 1964
Trinity Episcopal Church - 1830Plaque
Mount Carmel CemeteryCemetery
Old Roman Catholic CemeteryCemetery
Riverside CemeteryCemetery
Saint Peter's CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Plattsburgh's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.