Yates Park
Managed by Town of Orchard Park
73 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Caitlin7777 · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Orchard Park
Orchard Park has 78 acres of parks, 25 for every 1,000 residents
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Yates Park (0.8 mi). 5% of Orchard Park’s land is conserved, about 61 acres.
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns · #270 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
61 acres · of 1.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
78 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.9 mi
0.4 mi lanes · 0.5 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach
What kind of outdoors town is Orchard Park?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Orchard Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Orchard Park is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns, #270 of 758 in New York. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Orchard Park’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (78 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home92% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 77%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 64%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Orchard Park. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
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
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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 Yates Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
61 conserved acres
5% of Orchard Park’s land. Who manages Orchard Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city61 ac
Local Park · 61 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town Of Orchard Park Land Local Park | Town or city | 59 | Unknown |
| Village Of Orchard Park Land Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Unknown |
Things to do
3 places to go in Orchard Park
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Orchard Park
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Orchard Park
Green Lake PlaygroundIn Yates Park
DirectionsSouth Davis Elementary School Playground
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Baseball
4Tennis
2Multi-sport
1Basketball
1Skate park
1Golf
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Orchard Park: May to 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 34 | 43 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 48 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.2 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Orchard Park →
Questions about parks and trails in Orchard Park
Where can I hike in Orchard Park?
The longest trail networks: Yates Park, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Orchard Park is conserved land?
5% 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 Orchard Park’s trails?
Yates Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Orchard Park?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of painted or protected lanes and 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Orchard Park?
10,426 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Orchard Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 78 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Orchard Park have?
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #270 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 Orchard Park 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 →