Where to see a Common Box Turtle in New York

The Common Box Turtle is recorded in the counties of 95 New York state parks (research-grade iNaturalist observations). Ranked by how often it is observed in each area:

  1. Montauk Point State Park
  2. Camp Hero State Park
  3. Hither Hills State Park
  4. Orient Beach State Park
  5. Connetquot River State Park Preserve
  6. Caleb Smith State Park Preserve
  7. Sunken Meadow State Park
  8. Heckscher State Park
  9. Robert Moses State Park
  10. Wildwood State Park
  11. Hallock State Park Preserve
  12. Gilgo State Park
  13. Captree State Park
  14. Napeague State Park
  15. Shadmoor State Park
  16. Brentwood State Park
  17. Brookhaven State Park
  18. Belmont Lake State Park
  19. Montauk Downs State Park
  20. Amsterdam Beach State Park
  21. Nissequogue River State Park
  22. Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park
  23. Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve
  24. Rockefeller State Park Preserve
  25. Nyack Beach State Park

These are county-level records — the species is documented in the area around each park, which is a strong steer rather than a guarantee for the park itself.

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