Photo: Superman7515 · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Lincoln
3 acres are parks and preserves, 1.4 per 1,000 residents. 45% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Lincoln’s land is conserved, about 67 acres.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Lincoln have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lincoln is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Delaware towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 13%; the U.S., 4%), so Lincoln’s 4% is ahead of 3% of Delaware towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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67 conserved acres
4% of Lincoln’s land. Who manages Lincoln’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 64 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 5 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| E.I. Morris Early Childhood Center Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 3 | Open |
The best walking months in Lincoln: April to June
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 47 | 55 | 66 | 75 | 83 | 88 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 58 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.0 inches fall in August, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lincoln →
Questions about parks and trails in Lincoln
How much of Lincoln is conserved land?
4% of its land, against a typical 13% for a Delaware town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Lincoln?
8,065 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lincoln or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lincoln have?
Ahead of 18% 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 Lincoln neighbors.
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 →