Letchworth State Park
About
Letchworth State Park is a New York state park managed by State Park and Recreation, about 4.6 miles from the town of Castile. It serves as a base for a cluster of hiking trails, with several trailheads lying within about two miles of one another. Summer and early fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 81°F and September highs near 73°F, with lows in the 50s and 60s. Winters are cold, with January highs averaging about 31°F. The closest trails are the Sycamore Trail and Smokey Hollow Trail, each about a mile away, with the Letchworth Finger Lakes Trail and Gardeau Trail a little farther out. Paddlers can reach Twomile Creek, roughly 8 miles away.
Park size
14,416 acres
Inside this park
Trails
Location
Letchworth 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: May–Oct. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 60–81°F and lows of 41–60°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Mt Morris 2 W, NY weather station, 6.2 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan31° high15° low
- Feb34° high17° low
- Mar42° high24° low
- Apr56° high35° low
- May69° high47° low
- Jun77° high56° low
- Jul81° high60° low
- Aug79° high58° low
- Sep73° high51° low
- Oct60° high41° low
- Nov48° high32° low
- Dec37° high23° low
Where it is
- Letchworth State Park · State park
- Nearest town
- Castile, New York · 4.6 mi
- Managed by
- State Park and Recreation
Nearby
- Sycamore TrailHiking1 mi
- Smokey Hollow TrailHiking1.1 mi
- Letchworth Finger Lakes TrailHiking1.2 mi
- Gardeau TrailHiking1.5 mi
- Big Flats TrailHiking1.6 mi
- Bear Hollow TrailHiking1.8 mi
- Twomile CreekCanoeing7.9 mi
- Oatka CreekCanoeing9.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
