Bohn Park
Managed by Town of Lyons
32 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lyons
16% of Lyons’ land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 6.6 miles of mapped trail cross Lyons, 4.8 per square mile of land. 16% of Lyons’ land is conserved, about 138 acres.
Among the top 1% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
16%
138 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
6.6 mi
4.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
87 ac
47 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.9 mi
1.0 mi lanes · 0.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Lyons?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Land that stays wild16% of the land is conserved; a typical Colorado town, 7%.A trail town4.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, among the top 1% of U.S. towns.Parks close to homeVirtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park.History along the way5 places on the National Register.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lyons have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lyons is among the top 1% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lyons’ overall grade.
Conserved land16% of the land · typical CO town 7% · U.S. 4%ATrails4.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · CO 1.3 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land47 acres of park per 1,000 residents (87 acres) · CO 14 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · CO 97% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Among the top 1%
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Colorado towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Lyons’ 16% is ahead of 77% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 97% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be A+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Bohn Park, with 1.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
LaVern M. Johnson Park
Managed by Town of Lyons
11 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Lyons Dirt Jump Bike Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
138 conserved acres
16% of Lyons’ land. Who manages Lyons’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city86 ac
County63 ac
Local Park · 75 acLocal Other or Unknown · 53 acOther Easement · 11 acUnknown Easement · 10 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 11 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bohn Park Local Park | Town or city | 40 | Open |
| Hall Ranch Local Other or Unknown | County | 30 | Closed |
| Forsberg (Bob) Local Other or Unknown | County | 22 | Closed |
| Meadow Park Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
| Sandstone Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Corridor Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Lyons
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lyons
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Lyons
Lyons Dog Park
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.0 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.7 mi
off-road bike paths
0.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
3Baseball
2Football
1Volleyball
1Skate park
1Tennis
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Lyons: April, June and August
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 81 | 87 | 84 | 77 | 64 | 52 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
December is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 2.9 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lyons →
Questions about parks and trails in Lyons
Where can I hike in Lyons?
The longest trail networks: Bohn Park, 1.5 miles; LaVern M. Johnson Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lyons is conserved land?
16% of its land, against a typical 7% for a Colorado town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Lyons’ trails?
Bohn Park and LaVern M. Johnson Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lyons?
1.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of painted or protected lanes, 0.7 of off-road paths and 0.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Lyons?
52,681 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lyons or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 87 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lyons have?
Among the top 1% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Lyons neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →