Jeffery A Taggart Memorial Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Shinerunner at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Lackawanna
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Lackawanna
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 5.4 miles of mapped trail cross Lackawanna, 0.8 per square mile of land. 82 acres are parks and preserves, 4.2 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns · #400 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
77 acres · of 6.5 sq mi of land
Trails
5.4 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
82 ac
4.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.1 mi
2.0 mi lanes · 1.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
2 beaches
What kind of outdoors town is Lackawanna?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lackawanna have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lackawanna is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns, #400 of 758 in New York. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lackawanna’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land4.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (82 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 64%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 47%
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
McKinley Circle
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
77 conserved acres
2% of Lackawanna’s land. Who manages Lackawanna’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city110 ac
State Park · 68 acLocal Park · 42 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 14 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Lackawanna Land Local Park | Town or city | 35 | Unknown |
| Martin Road Playground State Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Van Wyck Fields State Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| South Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| East Avenue Playground State Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Veteran'S Stadium State Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Odell Street Playground State Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Franklin Street Playground State Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Ridgewood Village Park State Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Memorial Field State Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
4 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
16 places to go in Lackawanna
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Lackawanna
2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Lackawanna
14 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.0 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
15Baseball
11Basketball
7Tennis
1Hockey rinks
1Multi-sport
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Our Lady of Victory National Shrine and Basilica Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2024
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Lackawanna: 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 Lackawanna →
Next door
Lackawanna and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lackawanna | 2% | 0.8 | 4 | 99%+ | B |
| Buffalo | 10% | 1.2 | 9 | 98% | A− |
| West Seneca | 6% | 0.2 | 7 | 82% | B− |
| Hamburg | 6% | 0.5 | 28 | 94% | A− |
| Blasdell | 2% | under 0.1 | 5 | 99%+ | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lackawanna
How much of Lackawanna 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 Lackawanna’s trails?
Jeffery A Taggart Memorial Park and Ridgewood Village Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lackawanna?
3.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.0 of painted or protected lanes and 1.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lackawanna?
10,519 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lackawanna or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 82 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lackawanna have?
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #400 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 Lackawanna 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 →