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Outdoors in Lake Delta

Few parks or trails are on the map in Lake Delta

6% of Lake Delta’s land is conserved, about 137 acres. 110 acres are parks and preserves, 34 per 1,000 residents. 86% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
6%
137 acres · of 3.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
110 ac
34 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
86%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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
Who protects it

137 conserved acres

6% of Lake Delta’s land. Water is left out: Lake Delta has 3.3 square miles of land and 1.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lake Delta’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other or Unknown Local Government78 ac
Other state land31 ac
Regional Water Districts28 ac
Local Park · 78 acState Recreation Area · 31 acLocal Other or Unknown · 28 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Lee Town Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government78Open
Cayuga-Seneca Canal
State Recreation Area
Other state land31Open
Rome Water Works Land
Local Other or Unknown
Regional Water Districts28Unknown
Things to do

7 places to go in Lake Delta

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

Playgrounds in Lake Delta

7 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
Rome Reservoirreservoir
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
8Baseball
3Tennis
1Basketball

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Lake Delta: 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)303241556977818073594735
Rain (in)3.73.03.33.84.24.64.44.04.15.04.04.2

February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 5.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Lake Delta →

Next door

Lake Delta and its neighbors

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Rome18 miLee2.3 miLake Delta0.0 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Lake Delta— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Rome17%0.212183%A−
Lee7%0.130044%B

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Lake Delta

Is there public land near Lake Delta?

23,525 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lake Delta or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 110 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Lake Delta 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 →