Mendon Ponds Park
Managed by Monroe County Department of Parks
2,181 acres44.9 mi of trail
East Esker TrailQuaker Pond TrailSouthern MeadowGrasslands Trail+1
No dogs
Directionsto the trailheadWebsite ↗
Photo: DanielPenfield · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Mendon
Mendon has 2,558 acres of parks, 284 for every 1,000 residents
55 miles of mapped trail cross Mendon, 1.4 per square mile of land. 11% of Mendon’s land is conserved, about 2,660 acres. The biggest trail networks: Mendon Ponds Park (44.9 mi), Semmel Road Park (2.4 mi), Sibleyville Nature Reserve (1.6 mi).
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns · #126 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
2,660 acres · of 39.5 sq mi of land
Trails
55 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
2,558 ac
284 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
60%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
7.5 mi
7.5 mi paths
Highest peak
719 ft
Junction Hill
Lakes & rivers
7
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Mendon?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Room to roam284 acres of park per 1,000 residents; the typical U.S. town has 13.A trail town1.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, more than 87% of U.S. towns.Land that stays wild11% of the land is conserved; a typical New York town, 5%.History along the way14 places on the National Register.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mendon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mendon is ahead of 90% of U.S. towns, #126 of 758 in New York. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mendon’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (55 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4APark land284 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2,558 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13AParks close to home60% 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 90%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 83%
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.
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 Mendon Ponds Park, with 44.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Sibleyville Nature Reserve
Managed by Mendon Foundation
45 acres1.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Lewis Nature Preserve
Managed by Mendon Foundation
26 acres1.3 mi of trail
Meadow Loop
Dogs on leash
No trailhead mapped yet
Mendon Foundation Eckler Road Property
Managed by Mendon Foundation
28 acres1 mi of trail
Dogs on leash
Directionsto the parking lot
Honeoye Falls Rotary Park
Park
21 acres0.4 mi of trail
Zebulon Norton Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Rotary Park Parking Lot
Harry Allen Park
Park
13 acres0.3 mi of trail
Zebulon Norton Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 9 parks & preserves
Mendon Ponds Park2,181 acres · 44.9 mi of trail · Monroe County Department of Parks
DirectionsSemmel Road Park60 acres · 2.4 mi of trail
DirectionsSibleyville Nature Reserve45 acres · 1.6 mi of trail · Mendon Foundation
DirectionsLewis Nature Preserve26 acres · 1.3 mi of trail · Mendon Foundation
Mendon Foundation Eckler Road Property28 acres · 1 mi of trail · Mendon Foundation
DirectionsHoneoye Falls Rotary Park21 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsHarry Allen Park13 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsMonroe Street park13 acres
DirectionsMendon Station Park2 acres · Monroe County
DirectionsWho protects it
2,660 conserved acres
11% of Mendon’s land. Who manages Mendon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County2,268 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits170 ac
Town or city155 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)67 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government35 ac
Regional Water Districts19 ac
Local Park · 2,457 acAgricultural Easement · 99 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 71 acConservation Easement · 67 acLocal Other or Unknown · 19 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 132 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 16 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| County Of Monroe Parks Land Local Park | County | 2,268 | Open |
| Town of Mendon Land Local Park | Town or city | 81 | Unknown |
| Jewish Community Center Lands Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 71 | Closed |
| Village Of Honeoye Falls Land Local Park | Town or city | 45 | Unknown |
| Rotary Park Local Park | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| Monroe County Water Athy Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional Water Districts | 19 | Unknown |
| Honeoye Falls/Mendon Lands Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 18 | Open |
| Cheese Factory Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 17 | Open |
| Harry Allen Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
13 places to go in Mendon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Mendon
Harry Allen Park PlaygroundIn Harry Allen Park
DirectionsMendon Community Park Playground
DirectionsRotary Park PlaygroundIn Honeoye Falls Rotary Park
DirectionsPlus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Mendon
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Waterfalls in Mendon
Honeoye Falls
DirectionsScenic views in Mendon
1 scenic view without a name on the map.
Peaks in Mendon
Junction Hill719 ft elevation
DirectionsCommunity gardens in Mendon
Honeoye Falls Community Garden
DirectionsTrails & water
16 named trails and 7 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.6 miHorses · 12.6 miUnpaved · 13.3 mi
East Esker Trail4.8 mi
Quaker Pond Trail3.2 mi
Southern Meadow2.6 mi
Grasslands Trail1.8 mi
North Meadow Trail1.6 mi
West Esker Trail1.5 mi
Zebulon Norton Trail0.7 mi
Nature Trail0.7 mi
Lehigh Valley Trail0.6 mi
Devil's Bathtub Trail0.6 mi
6 more trails
Swamp Trail
0.6 miBirdsong Trail
0.5 miLewis Nature Preserve Easement Trail
0.2 miLoop Trail
0.1 miTrout Creek Run
0.1 miMeadow Loop
0.1 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
7.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
7.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
31Tennis
14Baseball
6Basketball
5Soccer
1Skate park
1Football
1Equestrian
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →14 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Lower MillBuilding · listed 1973
About itHiram Sibley HomesteadBuilding · listed 1985
About itSt. John's Episcopal ChurchBuilding · listed 1988
About itUS Post Office-Honeoye FallsBuilding · listed 1989
About itHoneoye Falls Village Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1993
About itAdsit Cobblestone FarmhouseBuilding · listed 1996
About itCole Cobblestone FarmhouseBuilding · listed 1996
About itGates-Livermore CobblestoneBuilding · listed 1996
About itMendon Cobblestone AcademyBuilding · listed 1996
About itSheldon Cobblestone HouseBuilding · listed 1996
About itWhitcomb Cobblestone FarmhouseBuilding · listed 1996
About itStewart Cobblestone FarmhouseBuilding · listed 1997
About it2 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in Mendon: May, 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 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 35 | 43 | 56 | 69 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 48 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
February is the driest month (1.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Mendon →
Next door
Mendon and its neighbors
Mendon has the most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Mendon
Where can I hike in Mendon?
The longest trail networks: Mendon Ponds Park, 44.9 miles; Semmel Road Park, 2.4 miles; Sibleyville Nature Reserve, 1.6 miles; Lewis Nature Preserve, 1.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mendon 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 Mendon’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Lewis Nature Preserve (on leash) and Mendon Foundation Eckler Road Property (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Mendon?
7.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 7.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Mendon?
15,951 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mendon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,558 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mendon have?
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #126 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 Mendon 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 →