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Downtown Albion, NYPhoto: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0
A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Albion

97% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Albion

2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Albion, 1.0 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Bullard Park (0.8 mi). 4% of Albion’s land is conserved, about 77 acres.

Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns · #261 of 758 in New York. What drives it

Conserved land
4%
77 acres · of 2.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.9 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
64 ac
12 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
97%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths

What kind of outdoors town is Albion?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Albion have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Albion is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns, #261 of 758 in New York. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.

A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Albion’s overall grade.
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 77%
LessMore
New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 66%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to 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.

123
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 Bullard Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Bullard Park

Park
29 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

St. Josephs Park

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Albion Courthouse Square

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

77 conserved acres

4% of Albion’s land. Who manages Albion’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city41 ac
Private owners39 ac
Other state land19 ac
Local Park · 32 acLocal Recreation Area · 28 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 20 acState Recreation Area · 19 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Village Of Albion Land
Local Park
Town or city30Open
Private Lands
Private Recreation or Education
Private owners20Closed
Sandstone Park
Local Recreation Area
Private owners19Open
Erie Canal
State Recreation Area
Other state land19Open
County Fairgrounds
Local Recreation Area
Town or city8Open
St Josephs Park
Local Park
Town or city2Open
Carosol Park
Local Park
Town or city1Open
Things to do

2 places to go in Albion

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Albion

2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.2 miUnpaved · 2.2 mi
Erie Canalway Trail2.1 mi
Biking & sports

0.1 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Erie Canalway Trail - 1 Buffalo to FairgroundsBike route
2.1 mi
Courts & fields
10Baseball
4Tennis
3Soccer
1Football
1Pickleball
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Albion: May 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.113.912.410.99.69.0
High (°F)313342556776807972604837
Rain (in)2.42.02.43.13.23.33.43.23.33.52.82.7

February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.5 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Albion →

Questions about parks and trails in Albion

Where can I hike in Albion?

The longest trail networks: Bullard Park, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Albion is conserved land?

4% of its land, against a typical 5% for a New York town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.

Are dogs allowed on Albion’s trails?

Bullard Park and St. Josephs Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Albion?

0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths. Named routes: Erie Canalway Trail - 1 Buffalo to Fairgrounds.

Is there public land near Albion?

4,155 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Albion or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 64 of them inside the town line.

How much outdoors does Albion have?

Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #261 of 758 in New York. 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 Albion 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 →