Photo: Pubdog · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Leon
1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Leon.
Ahead of 3% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Leon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Leon is ahead of 3% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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2 lakes & rivers
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Leon: May, June, August and 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) | 32 | 34 | 43 | 56 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Leon →
Leon and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D− |
| Conewango | 6% | 0.3 | under 1 | 12% | C− |
| Dayton | 1% | under 0.1 | 9 | 33% | C− |
| New Albion | 3% | 0.2 | 328 | 30% | B− |
| Cherry Creek | 7% | 0.4 | 901 | 54% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Leon
How much of Leon 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.
Is there public land near Leon?
20,055 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Leon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Leon have?
Ahead of 3% 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 Leon neighbors.
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 →