Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park
About
Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park is an 846-acre state park in New York, about 2 miles from Yorktown Heights. The land is managed by New York's state park agency. Late spring through early fall is the most comfortable stretch for a visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run about 70°F for highs in May and about 74°F in September, with July highs near 83°F and January highs around 35°F. The Blue Trail is less than a mile away. The Woodlands Trail, the Green Trail and the Hunter Brook Trail, which is used for mountain biking, are all about 1.7 miles off. Tea Town Boulders, a climbing area, sits about 5 miles away.
Park size
846 acres
Location
Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park
New York
Data source: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (Protected Areas Database, public domain)
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Apr–Oct. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 60–83°F and lows of 36–61°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Yorktown Hts 1w, NY weather station, 1.1 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan35° high17° low
- Feb39° high18° low
- Mar47° high25° low
- Apr60° high36° low
- May70° high46° low
- Jun78° high55° low
- Jul83° high61° low
- Aug81° high59° low
- Sep74° high52° low
- Oct63° high41° low
- Nov51° high31° low
- Dec41° high23° low
Where it is
- Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park · State park
- Nearest town
- Yorktown Heights, New York · 1.9 mi
- Managed by
- State Park and Recreation
Nearby
Blue TrailHikingPhoto: New York Public Library, No restrictions (via Wikimedia Commons)0.7 mi- Woodlands TrailHiking1.7 mi
- Green TrailHikingPhoto: New York Public Library, No restrictions (via Wikimedia Commons)1.7 mi
- Hunter Brook TrailMountain biking1.7 mi
- Tea Town BouldersRock climbing4.7 mi
- Rocky Glen PondRock climbing5.8 mi
- Blue Mountain ParkRock climbing5.9 mi
Croton RiverCanoeingPhoto: PointsofNoReturn, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)6.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park
Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
35° / 17°
11 wet
Feb
39° / 18°
9 wet
Mar
47° / 25°
10 wet
Apr
60° / 36°
11 wet
May
70° / 46°
12 wet
Jun
78° / 55°
11 wet
Jul
83° / 61°
10 wet
Aug
81° / 59°
10 wet
Sep
74° / 52°
9 wet
Oct
63° / 41°
10 wet
Nov
51° / 31°
9 wet
Dec
41° / 23°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Yorktown Hts 1w, NY, 1.1 mi away at 670 ft. We don't have this place's elevation, so higher spots nearby can run cooler. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
