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Outdoors in Lido Beach

More than half of Lido Beach’s land is conserved: 59%

59% of Lido Beach’s land is conserved, about 640 acres. The biggest trail networks: Lido Beach Town Park (1.4 mi). 560 acres are parks and preserves, 224 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
59%
640 acres · of 1.7 sq mi of land
Trails
7.7 mi
4.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
560 ac
224 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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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 Lido Beach Town Park, with 1.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Lido Beach Town Park

Park
33 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Nickerson Beach Park

Park
102 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗

Lido Beach Tidal Wetlands Area

Nature preserve
98 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Lido Beach Conservation Area LotWebsite ↗

Town Park Point Lookout

Managed by Town of Hempstead
114 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 9 parks & preserves
Lido Beach Town Park33 acres · 1.4 mi of trail
Directions
Nickerson Beach Park102 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Directions
Lido Beach Tidal Wetlands Area98 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Directions
Town Park Point Lookout114 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Town of Hempstead
Directions
Town Park at Sands12 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Directions
Malibu Town Park30 acres
Directions
Lido West Town Park26 acres
Directions
Lido Beach Wildlife Management Area23 acres · United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Directions
Jones Beach State Park2 acres · New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Who protects it

640 conserved acres

59% of Lido Beach’s land. Water is left out: Lido Beach has 1.7 square miles of land and 2.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lido Beach’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other or Unknown Local Government317 ac
County156 ac
Town or city130 ac
State conservation100 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service45 ac
State parks23 ac
Local Park · 603 acState Conservation Area · 100 acConservation Area · 45 acState Park · 23 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Nassau Beach County Park
Local Park
County156Open
TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD Land
Local Park
Town or city130Open
Point Lookout Town Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government127Open
Lido Beach State Tidal Wetland
State Conservation Area
State conservation100Open
Lido Beach Town Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government51Open
Lido Beach Wildlife Management Area
Conservation Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service45Restricted
Malibu Town Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government38Open
Lido Beach West Town Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government36Open
Marina West Town Boat Launch
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government31Open
Jones Beach State Park
State Park
State parks23Open

2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.

Things to do

7 places to go in Lido Beach

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

Beaches in Lido Beach
Lido Beach
Directions
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
21Tennis
19Pickleball
7Basketball
4Baseball
2Beach volleyball
1Soccer
1Football
1Skate park

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Lido Beach: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.99.3
High (°F)404349606979848376655546
Rain (in)3.43.04.33.83.53.93.84.23.94.03.34.3

February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.3 inches fall in March, the wettest month. The climate in Lido Beach →

Next door

Lido Beach and its neighbors

Lido Beach has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Lido Beach— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Point Lookout— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Long Beach9%0.6399%+B+

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

Questions about parks and trails in Lido Beach

Where can I hike in Lido Beach?

The longest trail networks: Lido Beach Town Park, 1.4 miles; Nickerson Beach Park, 0.4 miles; Lido Beach Tidal Wetlands Area, 0.4 miles; Town Park Point Lookout, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Lido Beach’s trails?

Lido Beach Town Park and Nickerson Beach Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Lido Beach?

18,834 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lido Beach or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 560 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Lido Beach 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 →