Lawrence Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
48 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: AITFFan1 · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Lawrence
Lawrence has 17 acres of parks, 2.5 for every 1,000 residents
89% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns · #738 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
3 acres · of 3.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
17 ac
2.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
89%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.9 mi
0.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
2 beaches
What kind of outdoors town is Lawrence?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lawrence have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lawrence is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns, #738 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 Lawrence’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% 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 land2.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (17 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13C−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 18%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 3%
Water is 20% of Lawrence’s area (1 of 5 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Lawrence. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
3 conserved acres
under 1% of Lawrence’s land. Water is left out: Lawrence has 3.7 square miles of land and 0.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lawrence’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city3 ac
Local Park · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| INC VILLAGE OF LAWRENCE Land Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Lawrence
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Lawrence
Hicks Beach
DirectionsPlus 1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Lawrence
1 playground without a name on the map.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
40Tennis
3Basketball
2Baseball
2Pickleball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lawrence: April 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 43 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.3 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Lawrence →
Next door
Lawrence and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
New York496 miHempstead75 miWoodmere1.9 miLong Beach1.4 miInwood0.7 miCedarhurst0.3 miEast Atlantic Beach0.2 miLawrence0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence | under 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 89% | C− |
| Hempstead | 13% | 0.6 | 10 | 94% | A− |
| New York City | 26% | 1.6 | 5 | 99%+ | A |
| Inwood | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Woodmere | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Cedarhurst | 1% | 0.4 | 1 | 99%+ | B− |
| Long Beach | 9% | 0.6 | 3 | 99%+ | B+ |
| East Atlantic Beach | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lawrence
How much of Lawrence is conserved land?
under 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 Lawrence’s trails?
Lawrence Nature Preserve doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lawrence?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lawrence?
33,304 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lawrence or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lawrence have?
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #738 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 Lawrence 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 →