Betty and Wilbur Davis State Park
Activities: hiking, winter sports, mountain biking, geocaching
Location: 133 Davis Road, Westford, NY 12197
Difficulty: easy
Distance: 2.7-mile loop
Fee: No entrance fee for day use
Andy’s Trail is a 2.7 mile hike that makes a wide loop around the park, traversing through the woods, across fields, and passing an impressive though crumbling old stone wall. In winter, the trails are suitable for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing as well as for fat bikes.
This 229-acre property was donated to New York State and is characterized by its hilltop placement offering views to the west, over Cherry Valley Creek Valley, south, and southeast. The park features a mix of rolling open meadows and forests.
Other Amenities, Features, and Activities: picnic area, grilling station, fire pit, information, map at trailhead, toilets (closed in winter), parking, camping, dogs allowed, vistas, fall foliage, handicap accessible, playground, birding, catch and release fishing. The cabins are available for rent year round. Check out Reserve America for details.
Site maintained by the New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
The New York State Parks website offers a virtual tour of the park, links to reserving a cabin, trail map, and more.
Betty and Wilbur Davis State Park is part of the Central Region Geocache Challenge, a treasure hunt at New York state parks and historic sites.
What Octet-ers are saying:
1/2/23 “Lovely playground. We enjoyed the views of the creek.”
12/20/22 “Fresh snow. had to snowshoe. State Police K9 were using field for training.”
12/18/22 “Awesome time. I never snowshoed in that much snow before. My favorite of the Octet Challenge.”
11/1/22 “I led the hike with the Adirondack Mountain Club. Trail was tough due to leaf cover”
11/1/22 “Hiked with ADK, 31 hikers! 55 degrees.”
7/3/22 “Nice mix of fields and woods, took one hour.”
