Ashland Flats Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
1,759 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
George Brothers Building · Photo: Stephen Schweitzer · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Lyme
Lyme has 973 acres of parks, 471 for every 1,000 residents
14% of Lyme’s land is conserved, about 5,103 acres. The biggest trail networks: Ashland Flats Wildlife Management Area (0.9 mi). 1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Lyme.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
14%
5,103 acres · of 55.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.6 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
973 ac
471 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
50%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
1 beach · 4 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Lyme?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lyme have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lyme is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lyme’s overall grade.
Conserved land14% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land471 acres of park per 1,000 residents (973 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home50% 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 64%
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Water is 48% of Lyme’s area (52 of 107 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 8%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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 Ashland Flats WMA, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Point Peninsula Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
1,080 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Town of Lyme Recreation Park
Park
29 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Long Point State Park (Thousand Islands)
Managed by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
22 acres
Dogs on leash
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 6 parks & preserves
Ashland Flats Wildlife Management Area1,759 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
Town of Lyme Recreation Park29 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsPoint Peninsula Wildlife Management Area1,080 acres
Long Point State Park (Thousand Islands)22 acres · New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Eastern Ontario Waterway Access17 acres
Lake Ontario Waterway Access2 acres
Who protects it
5,103 conserved acres
14% of Lyme’s land. Water is left out: Lyme has 55.9 square miles of land and 51.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lyme’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits3,289 ac
State conservation2,864 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)488 ac
Town or city69 ac
State parks38 ac
Private Conservation · 3,289 acState Resource Management Area · 2,845 acConservation Easement · 488 acLocal Park · 69 acState Recreation Area · 33 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 488 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 26 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Flats Wma State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 1,765 | Open |
| Three Mile Creek Barrens Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1,593 | Restricted |
| Point Peninsula Wma State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 1,080 | Open |
| Chaumont Barrens Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 848 | Open |
| Chaumont Barrens Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 848 | Open |
| Lyme Town of Land Local Park | Town or city | 66 | Unknown |
| Long Point State Park State Park | State parks | 24 | Open |
| Eastern Ontario Waterway Access State Recreation Area | State conservation | 17 | Open |
| Chaumont Boat Launch State Recreation Area | State parks | 14 | Open |
| Chaumont Village of Land Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Unknown |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
7 places to go in Lyme
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Lyme
North Shore
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Lyme
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Lyme
4 boat launches without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Groucho Run0.1 mi
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
2Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →21 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
George Brothers BuildingBuilding · listed 1990
About itCedar Grove CemeterySite · listed 1990
About itChaumont Grange Hall and Dairymen's League BuildingBuilding · listed 1990
About itChaumont Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1990
About itChaumont HouseBuilding · listed 1990
About itChaumont Railroad StationBuilding · listed 1990
About itDistrict School No. 3Building · listed 1990
About itEvans-Gaige-Dillenback HouseBuilding · listed 1990
About itGeorge HouseBuilding · listed 1990
About itGetman FarmhouseBuilding · listed 1990
About itLance FarmBuilding · listed 1990
About itMenzo Wheeler HouseBuilding · listed 1990
About it9 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lyme: May to 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 31 | 40 | 53 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 58 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.3 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Lyme →
Next door
Lyme 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyme | 14% | under 0.1 | 471 | 50% | B |
| Brownville | 7% | 0.1 | 33 | 45% | B− |
| Cape Vincent | 9% | 0.3 | 38 | 58% | B+ |
| Hounsfield | 4% | 0.6 | 30 | 38% | B |
| Clayton | 14% | 0.4 | 269 | 40% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lyme
Where can I hike in Lyme?
The longest trail networks: Ashland Flats Wildlife Management Area, 0.9 miles; Town of Lyme Recreation Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lyme is conserved land?
14% 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 Lyme’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Long Point State Park (Thousand Islands) (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lyme?
20,131 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lyme or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,833 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lyme have?
Ahead of 64% 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 Lyme 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 →