Galop Island State Park
Managed by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
700 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Infrarrojo00 · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lisbon
Lisbon has 817 acres of parks, 193 for every 1,000 residents
11% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 13 miles of mapped trail cross Lisbon, 0.1 per square mile of land. 3% of Lisbon’s land is conserved, about 1,838 acres.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns · #610 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
1,838 acres · of 108.3 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
817 ac
193 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
11%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach
What kind of outdoors town is Lisbon?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lisbon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lisbon is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns, #610 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lisbon’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (13 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land193 acres of park per 1,000 residents (817 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home11% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 42%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 20%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B. 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
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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
1,838 conserved acres
3% of Lisbon’s land. Who manages Lisbon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)984 ac
State parks711 ac
Town or city75 ac
State conservation68 ac
Other state land1 ac
Conservation Easement · 984 acState Park · 711 acLocal Park · 75 acState Resource Management Area · 35 acState Conservation Area · 33 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 984 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 19 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galop Island State Park State Park | State parks | 711 | Open |
| Town of Lisbon Land Local Park | Town or city | 75 | Unknown |
| Swallow Bluffs Wma State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 35 | Open |
| Lisbon Fp Detached Parcel State Conservation Area | State conservation | 33 | Open |
| St. Lawrence State Psychiatric Center State Resource Management Area | Other state land | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Lisbon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Lisbon
Lisbon Beach
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for 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
5Baseball
2Soccer
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Lisbon: May and 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 29 | 39 | 53 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Lisbon →
Next door
Lisbon and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbon | 3% | 0.1 | 193 | 11% | C+ |
| Ogdensburg | 17% | 1.0 | 6 | 85% | A− |
| Canton | 14% | 0.2 | 5 | 53% | B− |
| Waddington | 6% | 0.2 | 560 | 43% | B+ |
| Oswegatchie | 2% | 0.1 | 82 | 8% | C+ |
| Madrid | 7% | 0.2 | 854 | 37% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lisbon
How much of Lisbon is conserved land?
3% 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 Lisbon’s trails?
Galop Island State Park and Swallow Bluffs Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lisbon?
15,792 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lisbon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 853 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lisbon have?
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #610 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 Lisbon 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 →