Lauraville Landing Park
Managed by Village of Clyde
5 acres0.2 mi of trail
Erie Canalway Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Jimmy Emerson from Dalton GA · CC BY-SA 2.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Clyde
Clyde has 20 acres of parks, 10 for every 1,000 residents
2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Clyde, 1.0 per square mile of land. 89% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Clyde’s land is conserved, about 14 acres.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
14 acres · of 2.2 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
20 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
89%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Clyde?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Clyde have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clyde is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Clyde’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (20 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home89% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 60%
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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.
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 Lauraville Landing Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Centennial Park
Managed by Village of Clyde
2 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
14 conserved acres
1% of Clyde’s land. Who manages Clyde’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land7 ac
Town or city7 ac
State Recreation Area · 7 acLocal Park · 7 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erie Canal State Recreation Area | Other state land | 7 | Open |
| Village Of Clyde Land Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Unknown |
Things to do
3 places to go in Clyde
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Clyde
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Clyde
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.9 miUnpaved · 1.7 mi
Erie Canalway Trail1.5 mi
West Shore Railroad0.4 mi
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.
Erie Canalway Trail - 1 Buffalo to FairgroundsBike route
1.5 miCourts & fields
5Tennis
4Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Clyde: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 33 | 42 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.8 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Clyde →
Questions about parks and trails in Clyde
Where can I hike in Clyde?
The longest trail networks: Lauraville Landing Park, 0.2 miles; Centennial Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Clyde is conserved land?
1% 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 Clyde’s trails?
Lauraville Landing Park and Centennial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Clyde?
10,788 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clyde or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Clyde have?
Ahead of 60% 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 Clyde 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 →