Lyons Park
Park
100 acres0.4 mi of trail
Trail of Hope
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Lyons
Lyons has 421 acres of parks, 75 for every 1,000 residents
5.3 miles of mapped trail cross Lyons, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of Lyons’ land is conserved, about 336 acres. 62% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns · #543 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
336 acres · of 37.5 sq mi of land
Trails
5.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
421 ac
75 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
62%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Lyons?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lyons have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lyons is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns, #543 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lyons’ overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land75 acres of park per 1,000 residents (421 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home62% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 50%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 28%
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
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 Lyons Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lyons Central Park
Managed by lyons
1 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
H.G. Hotchkiss Memorial Park
Park
3 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 6 parks & preserves
Lyons Park100 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsLyons Central Park1 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · lyons
H.G. Hotchkiss Memorial Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsWilliam Taylor Memorial Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Abbey park3 acres
DirectionsLyons South Side Canal Park3 acres · Town of Lyons
DirectionsWho protects it
336 conserved acres
1% of Lyons’ land. Who manages Lyons’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land306 ac
Town or city9 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits8 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)7 ac
County5 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government4 ac
Regional agency3 ac
State Recreation Area · 306 acLocal Park · 13 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 8 acConservation Easement · 7 acLocal Recreation Area · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 7 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 11 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erie Canal State Recreation Area | Other state land | 306 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 10 | Open |
| Lyons Community Center Lands Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 8 | Closed |
| Lyons Central School Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 3 | Unknown |
| Town of Lyons Land Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Unknown |
| Abby Park Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
| County of Wayne Land Local Park | County | 2 | Unknown |
Things to do
2 places to go in Lyons
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lyons
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Lyons
Abbey Park Boat LaunchIn Abbey park
DirectionsTrails & water
4 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.3 miUnpaved · 3.2 mi
Erie Canalway Trail2.3 mi
Time Study Trail0.6 mi
Trail of Hope0.4 mi
Forestry Trail0.1 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.
Erie Canalway Trail - 1 Buffalo to FairgroundsBike route
2.3 miCourts & fields
7Baseball
6Tennis
2Tracks
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →7 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 6 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Broad Street-Water Street Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1973
About itHotchkiss, H. G., Essential Oil Company PlantBuilding · listed 1987
About itUS Post Office-LyonsBuilding · listed 1989
About itGrace Episcopal Church ComplexBuilding · listed 1994
About itDipper Dredge No. 3Structure · listed 2007
About itTowar-Ennis Farmhouse and Barn ComplexBuilding · listed 2009
About itLyons Downtown Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2018
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Lyons: 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 34 | 42 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.7 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Lyons →
Next door
Lyons and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Lyons
Where can I hike in Lyons?
The longest trail networks: Lyons Park, 0.4 miles; Lyons Central Park, 0.3 miles; H.G. Hotchkiss Memorial Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lyons is conserved land?
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.
Are dogs allowed on Lyons’ trails?
Lyons Park and Lyons Central Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lyons?
10,122 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lyons or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 421 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lyons have?
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #543 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 Lyons 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 →