Manlius has 3,221 acres of parks, 97 for every 1,000 residents
55 miles of mapped trail cross Manlius, 1.1 per square mile of land. 11% of Manlius’ land is conserved, about 3,439 acres. The biggest trail networks: Green Lakes State Park (29.5 mi), Mill Run Park (2 mi), Duguid Park (2 mi).
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns · #149 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
3,439 acres · of 49.2 sq mi of land
Trails
55 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
3,221 ac
97 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
65%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
7.2 mi
7.1 mi paths
Highest peak
525 ft
Clark Hill
Lakes & rivers
7
1 beach
What kind of outdoors town is Manlius?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Manlius is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns, #149 of 758 in New York. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Manlius’ overall grade.
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.
11% of Manlius’ land. Who manages Manlius’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks2,853 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits435 ac
Town or city270 ac
Regional Water Districts31 ac
Other state land21 ac
Joint15 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government10 ac
State Park · 2,390 acState Historic or Cultural Area · 577 acPrivate Conservation · 322 acLocal Park · 277 acLocal Other or Unknown · 31 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 32 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)
Managed by
Acres
Public access
Green Lakes State Park
State Park
State parks
2,197
Open
Old Erie Canal State Historic Park
State Historic or Cultural Area
State parks
577
Open
Schapiro-Vernon
State Park
Land trusts & nonprofits
114
Open
Village of Manlius Land
Local Park
Town or city
100
Unknown
Old Erie Canal State Park
State Park
State parks
79
Open
3 Falls Woods
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits
77
Closed
Cases' Landing
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits
76
Closed
Village of Fayetteville Land
Local Park
Town or city
64
Open
Robert's Woods
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits
62
Closed
Woodchuck Hill
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits
40
Closed
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
47 places to go in Manlius
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Manlius
Green Lakes BeachHours: 11:00-19:00 · In Green Lakes State Park
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
7.1 mi
off-road bike paths
0.1 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
25Baseball
24Tennis
24Golf
6Basketball
4Soccer
1Volleyball
1Football
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Manlius: May and July 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)
9.3
10.5
11.8
13.3
14.6
15.3
15.1
13.9
12.4
10.9
9.6
9.0
High (°F)
31
33
42
56
69
77
82
80
73
60
48
37
Rain (in)
2.7
2.4
2.9
3.5
3.6
4.1
3.9
3.8
3.6
4.3
3.3
3.3
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.3 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Manlius →
Next door
Manlius and its neighbors
Manlius has the most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Manlius
Where can I hike in Manlius?
The longest trail networks: Green Lakes State Park, 29.5 miles; Mill Run Park, 2 miles; Duguid Park, 2 miles; Golden Park, 1.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Manlius is conserved land?
11% 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 Manlius’ trails?
Green Lakes State Park and Mill Run Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Manlius?
7.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 7.1 of off-road paths and 0.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Manlius?
20,014 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Manlius or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,221 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Manlius have?
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #149 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 Manlius neighbors.
Photo: Joegrimes at English Wikipedia · Public domain