Blasdell Fireman's Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Adam Moss · CC BY-SA 2.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Blasdell
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Blasdell
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 14 acres are parks and preserves, 5.5 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Blasdell’s land is conserved, about 13 acres.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns · #651 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
13 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
14 ac
5.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Blasdell?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Blasdell have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Blasdell is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns, #651 of 758 in New York. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Blasdell’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4DPark land5.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (14 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13CParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 38%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 14%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Grafton Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
13 conserved acres
2% of Blasdell’s land. Who manages Blasdell’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city13 ac
State Park · 9 acLocal Park · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blasdell Fireman'S Memorial Park State Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Blasdell Village Of Land Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Unknown |
| Village of Blasdell Land Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Unknown |
Things to do
2 places to go in Blasdell
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Blasdell
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
3Baseball
2Basketball
2Tennis
2Pickleball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Blasdell: May to 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 35 | 43 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.1 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Blasdell →
Next door
Blasdell and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blasdell | 2% | under 0.1 | 5 | 99%+ | C+ |
| Lackawanna | 2% | 0.8 | 4 | 99%+ | B |
| Hamburg | 6% | 0.5 | 28 | 94% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Blasdell
How much of Blasdell is conserved land?
2% 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 Blasdell’s trails?
Blasdell Fireman's Park and Grafton Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Blasdell?
8,997 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Blasdell or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Blasdell have?
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #651 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 Blasdell 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 →