Editing Richford, New York (section)

==Recreation==

===Annual Potato Festival===
Named in honor of the Clarks Seed Farm, this festival is held annually on the third Saturday of September to celebrate the significance of potato farming in Richford's history. Arts and crafts vendors are available as are games and races. The event is known for its potato-themed dishes, including potato ice-cream. This used to be made by Cornell University dairy and featured chocolate-covered potato sticks in vanilla ice cream. Now Jones' Humdinger makes two varieties: the original and a mashed sweet potato-based version.

===Broome-Tioga Sports Center===
An AMA and Non-AMA sanctioned Off Road Racing Facility is located on the border with Broome County. The track hosts several types of events, including Motorcycle, Snowmobile and ATV/UTV races. It also features Mud Bogs, Mud Drags, Hill climbs, and demolition derbies, ATV and UTV Racing, a Trail Riding facility, and classic car shows.

===State lands===
Richford has more than {{convert|4700|acre|km2}} designated as state lands, more than all other towns in Tioga County combined; these properties are mostly contained in six large state forests.
[[Image:Richford forest.jpg|thumb|right|State Forests in Richford]]
* Michigan Hill State Forest: Located east of the village and north of RT 79. Encompasses {{convert|1200|acre|km2}} of wilderness area. There are no maintained trails. In several areas along Rockefeller Road, the ruins of old settlements and farms can be found, usually consisting of old foundations and orchards. The occasional uncovered well exists.
* Griggs Gulf State Forest: Located adjacent to Michigan Hill State Forest, the forest encompasses {{convert|2365|acre|km2}} shared between Tioga and Cortland counties, with more than {{convert|2.7|mi|km}} of ungroomed trails. John D Rockefeller's birthplace is within Griggs Gulf Forest on Rockefeller Rd. An unkempt nature trail built by a local 4-H group begins here and passes several old structures, including a mill and other foundations.
* Turkey Hill State Forest: Shared with the town of Berkshire, this forest is located east and south of Richford. It consists of {{convert|1100|acre|km2}} of primitive woodlands with only {{convert|1.3|mi|km}} of public access road. Extensive damage in the 2003 ice storms resulted in large areas of early successional habitats that foster a wide variety of birds and other woodland creatures.
* Robinson Hollow State Forest: {{convert|1400|acre|km2}} just west of Richford. Many recreational facilities exist including {{convert|1.5|mi|km}} of marked trails maintained by local associations. A portion of the [[Finger Lakes Trail]] runs through the forest. The Kimmee lean-to, maintained by the Finger Lakes Trail Conference, is located here. The forest includes a {{convert|45|acre|m2|adj=on}} [[trout]] pond, and extensive fishing areas are located along the West Branch Owego Creek. Many of the highest elevations in the county are within the forest, including the highest.
* Beaver Dam State Forest: {{convert|1150|acre|km2}} east of Richford on the border of Tioga and Broome counties. Contains {{convert|1.8|mi|km}} of maintained trails and a {{convert|1.5|mi|km|adj=on}} public access road.
* Andersen Hill State Forest: {{convert|544|acre|km2}} just south of the village proper, west of Rt 38. The forest consists of managed woodlands that maintain a mix of early, mid, and late successional forests. A short (.5 mile) maintained trail exists that connects to a larger trail network in adjacent lands, and a {{convert|1.6|mi|km|adj=on}} forest access road is available. An access point to the West Branch Owego Creek is maintained within the forest.

The numerous state-owned lands provide for excellent hiking and motorized sports activities. Many 4-wheeler and snowmobile tracks criss-cross the woodlands on both state and private land.

Many great fishing sites are available in Richford. Native and stock trout thrive in the cold waters of both branches of the Owego Creek, and some of the best areas are located in and near Richford. The NYSDEC annually releases over 10,000 [[brown trout]] into both branches in Richford. Additionally, 200 [[rainbow trout]] are released into the Tri-County Pond.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/23284.html|title = Spring 2021 Trout Stocking for Tioga County - NYS Dept. Of Environmental Conservation}}</ref>

Hunting is also popular within the town. All state lands are open to hunting. They provide excellent habitats to large populations of deer, turkey, and other game animals.