Parks & Recreation

Brazie Park

Contact: Town Supervisor

Address:
711 Pauline Ave

Utica, NY 13502

Phone: (315) 724-0413, ext.250

 

Information:
 This Park is located on 711 Pauline Ave. in Deerfield.

Head North on Trenton Road and turn left onto Tarlton Drive and left again on Pauline Ave. Brazie Park will be on the left, 

Wilderness Park and Trails

Address:
6329 Walker Road
Deerfield, NY 13502

Phone: (315) 724-0413, ext.250

The Wilderness Trails are perfect for snow shoeing and cross country skiing. Our trails are routinely groomed once there is a healthy snow base.

The Town of Deerfield has snowshoes and a limited selection of XC skis for you to sign out and use. Please contact the Town Clerk's Office Monday - Friday for more information (315) 724 - 0415 x 223

 

Please consider following the following trail etiquette while enjoying our trails in the wintery months :

  • When the snow is deep, snowshoes are preferred when walking on the trails. Boots create holes in the trails that, when the next snow falls, are covered but not completely filled in and may cause tripping hazards.
    • If you do not own or have access to snow shoes, please contact the Town Clerk. 
  • When X-country ski tracks are laid by the groomer or made by skiers, please do not walk on them
  • SKIERS - please keep to the right ; WALKERS - please keep to the left. This method is the best way to keep a safe and enjoyable experience for all. There are places that are narrow and is more difficult to adhere to, just please try as best as you can to be mindful of others
  • Please continue to pick up after your dogs even in the wintery snow

See you on the trails! 

In case of an emergency, please call 911

Deerfield Snow Trails

* * * Snow trails are now OPEN! Please ride safely this season and remember to stay on the marked trails * * * 

For up-to-date info, please see the Club's Facebook group here

All snowmobiles using any trail system throughout NYS MUST be registered and insured to be on the trails, including our trails. You can get a discount on your registration by joining a club. We'd prefer you join ours right here in Deerfield as the money we get goes entirely into the trails whether it be signs and bridges or fuel for the groomer. 

Trails are OPEN, and we ask that you please STAY ON THE TRAIL. Our entire trails system can only be had with the permission of our wonderful landowners who get nothing in returen for allowing us to be there. The least we can do as riders is to respect their property. This includes staying on the trail, going slowly in areas where houses and driveways are close to the trail, and our #1 complaint, LOUD PIPES. It is NYS law that a snowmobile exhaust system cannot be modified in any way. Please help us to keep the trails we have by respecting what is being asked. Trail closures lead to costly reroutes that sometimes cannot be found. If we begin having issues, we will work with the Oneida County Sheriff and NYS DEC for enforcement as our volunteers have plenty to do without making more work. 

Our meetings are the 2nd Tuesday of the month from September through April at 7pm. They are held at the Eagles Club on Cosby Manor Road. Our meetings are open to club members and any landowner on our trail system that wishes to attend. If you're interested in joinging the club, that can be done at the meeting as well. We are always looking for new people to step up and get involved. It doesn't have to be trail work related if that's not your thing. We need volunteers to help with raffles, fundraising, grant writing, the list goes on and on.

Join now and be entered to win one of (2) $500 from NYSSA cash prizes for joining a club early.

Coming January 17th is our annual Chicken BBQ held at the Eagles Club on Cosby Manor Rd. We open the doors at noon and usually sell out quick so get there early!!

 

* * * REMINDER * * * Trails DO NOT OPEN until after the CLOSE of Big Game Hunting Season. Please respect our landowners and the trail system by waiting until the Club gives the okay to open. 

 

To view NYS Snowmobile Association interactive trails map and stay informed on trail closings click here!

Donald S. Youlen Memorial Park

Contact: Town Supervisor

Address:
32 Highview Drive

Utica, NY 13502

Phone: (315) 724-0413, ext.250

 

Donald S. Youlen Memorial Park is located on 32 Highview Drive in Deerfield.

Head North on Walker Road and turn left onto Highview Drive. The park is located at the end of Highview Drive on the right before it turns into/meets Ravine Drive

Rental of the Wilderness Park Pavilion

Contact: For Park Rental contact the Town Clerk's Office.

Phone: (315) 724-0413, ext.223

Email: townclerk@townofdeerfield.org

 

Information:

Rental fee for Deerfield Town residents is $150 plus a refundable deposit of $100.00, non-resident fee is $200.00 plus refundable deposit of $100.00. To view calendar of availability of the Wilderness Park Pavilion, please go to the Calendar section of the website and choose "Wilderness Park Pavilion Calendar" Reservations must be made and paid in full with in 2 weeks after receiving the Pavilion Rental contract.

*Prices subject to change

Hours:

The park is open between May 15th and October 15th, from 8:00am until 9:00pm.

 

Facilities:

  • The pavilion contains 2 refrigerator/freezers, stove, oven, and counter space.
  • The park has facilities for baseball, basketball, horseshoes, and a sand volleyball court.
  • We also have a child’s playground area and ample parking.

Wilderness Park Rental Procedures