Artpark State Park
Managed by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
109 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lewiston
10% of Lewiston’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Lewiston, 1.5 per square mile of land. 124 acres are parks and preserves, 48 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 97% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
70 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.7 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
124 ac
48 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Lewiston?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lewiston have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lewiston is ahead of 97% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lewiston’s overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land48 acres of park per 1,000 residents (124 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13A−Parks 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 97%
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Water is 13% of Lewiston’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 9%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Artpark State Park, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
70 conserved acres
10% of Lewiston’s land. Water is left out: Lewiston has 1.1 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lewiston’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks62 ac
Town or city8 ac
State Park · 65 acLocal Park · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earl W. Brydges Artpark State Park | State parks | 62 | Open |
| Lewiston Village Park Land Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Unknown |
| Toohey Park State Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Town Of Lewiston Land Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Unknown |
| Kiwanis Park State Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Lewiston
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Dog parks in Lewiston
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Lewiston
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Lewiston
1 scenic view without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
0.8 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
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lewiston: 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 34 | 42 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 48 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Lewiston →
Questions about parks and trails in Lewiston
Where can I hike in Lewiston?
The longest trail networks: Artpark State Park, 1.2 miles; Academy Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lewiston is conserved land?
10% 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 Lewiston’s trails?
Artpark State Park and Academy Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lewiston?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Lewiston?
5,011 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lewiston or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 124 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lewiston have?
Ahead of 97% 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 Lewiston 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 →