Wendt Beach County Park
Park
165 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Doug Kerr from Upstate New York · CC BY-SA 2.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Evans
Evans has 433 acres of parks, 29 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Wendt Beach County Park (1 mi). 5.0 miles of mapped trail cross Evans, 0.1 per square mile of land. 2% of Evans’ land is conserved, about 545 acres.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns · #583 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
545 acres · of 41.5 sq mi of land
Trails
5.0 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
433 ac
29 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
60%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.4 mi
Lakes & rivers
2
8 beaches · 2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Evans?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Evans have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Evans is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns, #583 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Evans’ overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land29 acres of park per 1,000 residents (433 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home60% 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 46%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 23%
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
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 Wendt Beach County Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Evangola State Park
Managed by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
129 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 8 parks & preserves
Wendt Beach County Park165 acres · 1 mi of trail
DirectionsSturgeon Point Nature Trail6 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Town of Evans
DirectionsHerman Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsEvangola State Park129 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Evans Town Park13 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsBennett Beach8 acres
DirectionsGraycliff Estates8 acres
DirectionsFiremen's Park7 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
545 conserved acres
2% of Evans’ land. Who manages Evans’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County260 ac
State parks132 ac
Regional Water Districts114 ac
Town or city40 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits27 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government20 ac
State conservation1 ac
Local Park · 313 acState Park · 138 acLocal Other or Unknown · 114 acConservation Easement · 17 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 10 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 17 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 6 of 16 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erie County Parks Dept Land Local Park | County | 162 | Unknown |
| Evangola State Park State Park | State parks | 132 | Open |
| Erie County Water Authority Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional Water Districts | 114 | Unknown |
| Bennett Beach Local Park | County | 50 | Open |
| County of Erie Land Local Park | County | 48 | Unknown |
| Town of Evans Land Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Unknown |
| Sturgeon Point Marina Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 19 | Open |
| Town of Evans Park Land Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Unknown |
| Evans Youth Baseball Lands Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 10 | Closed |
| John K Thompson Pool State Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
33 places to go in Evans
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Evans
Plus 5 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Evans
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Waterfalls in Evans
2 waterfalls without a name on the map.
Picnic areas in Evans
3 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Trails & water
3 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.6 mi
Ayer Stevenson RIver Loop0.4 mi
Sturgeon Point Nature Trail0.3 mi
Ayer stevenson entrance0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.4 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
16Baseball
13Tennis
7Basketball
5Volleyball
2Soccer
1Pickleball
1Skate park
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Evans: 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 35 | 43 | 55 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Evans →
Next door
Evans and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Hamburg19 miEden13 miEvans5.0 miBrant2.6 miLake Erie Beach0.7 miHighland-on-the-Lake0.3 miAngola on the Lake0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evans | 2% | 0.1 | 29 | 60% | B− |
| Hamburg | 6% | 0.5 | 28 | 94% | A− |
| Lake Erie Beach | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Highland-on-the-Lake | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Angola on the Lake | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Eden | 4% | 0.3 | 39 | 34% | B− |
| Brant | 6% | 0.1 | 301 | 40% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Evans
Where can I hike in Evans?
The longest trail networks: Wendt Beach County Park, 1 miles; Evangola State Park, 0.1 miles; Evans Town Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Evans 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 Evans’ trails?
Wendt Beach County Park and Evangola State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Evans?
1.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Evans?
6,115 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Evans or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 433 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Evans have?
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #583 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 Evans 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 →