Stratford Point Reserve
Managed by Audubon Connecticut
26 acres1 mi of trail
Dogs usually not allowed
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Jllm06 · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Lordship
10% of Lordship’s 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. The biggest trail networks: Stratford Point Reserve (1 mi). 10% of Lordship’s land is conserved, about 50 acres.
Conserved land
10%
50 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
1.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
22 ac
6.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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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 Stratford Point Reserve, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Short Beach Park
Park
5 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
50 conserved acres
10% of Lordship’s land. Water is left out: Lordship has 0.8 square miles of land and 0.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lordship’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city20 ac
Not recorded39 ac
Private Conservation · 37 acLocal Park · 19 acLocal Other or Unknown · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 39 | Unknown |
| Short Beach Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Russian Beach Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Seawall Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Lordship
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Lordship
Lordship Beach
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Lordship
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Lordship
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lordship: April to September
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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 41 | 48 | 60 | 69 | 78 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 65 | 53 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
February is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Lordship →
Next door
Lordship and its neighbors
Lordship has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lordship | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Stratford | 15% | 0.7 | 9 | 98% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lordship
Where can I hike in Lordship?
The longest trail networks: Stratford Point Reserve, 1 miles; Short Beach Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Lordship’s trails?
Stratford Point Reserve and Short Beach Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lordship?
4,382 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lordship or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 22 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Lordship 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 →