Onondaga Lake Park
Park
258 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Liverpool Cemetery · Photo: Kristalia.s · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Salina
8% of Salina’s land is conserved: 671 acres
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Onondaga Lake Park (0.6 mi). 779 acres are parks and preserves, 24 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns · #390 of 758 in New York. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
671 acres · of 13.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
779 ac
24 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.9 mi
1.1 mi lanes · 3.8 mi paths
Highest peak
479 ft
Chestnut Ridge
Lakes & rivers
2
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Salina?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Salina have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Salina is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns, #390 of 758 in New York. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Salina’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4CPark land24 acres of park per 1,000 residents (779 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 66%
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New York towns of 2,500+ (758)Ahead of 49%
Water is 12% of Salina’s area (2 of 16 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 7%.
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 Onondaga Lake Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 11 parks & preserves
Onondaga Lake Park258 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
DirectionsSunflower Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsRichfield Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsHopkins Road Park58 acres
DirectionsBurnham Park31 acres
DirectionsWemesfelder Park17 acres
DirectionsDuerr Park15 acres
DirectionsSehr Park8 acres
DirectionsJohnson Park2 acres
DirectionsPrimrose Park2 acres
Washington Park2 acres
Who protects it
671 conserved acres
8% of Salina’s land. Water is left out: Salina has 13.6 square miles of land and 1.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Salina’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County534 ac
Town or city132 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government81 ac
Regional Water Districts9 ac
Other state land3 ac
Local Park · 747 acLocal Other or Unknown · 9 acState Recreation Area · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 5 of 14 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onondaga County Land Local Park | County | 474 | Unknown |
| Town Of Salina Land Local Park | Town or city | 113 | Unknown |
| Onondaga County Parks Land Local Park | County | 58 | Unknown |
| Burnham Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 44 | Open |
| Electronics Parkway Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 19 | Open |
| Duerr Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 18 | Open |
| Sehr Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Onondaga Cty. Water Auth. Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional Water Districts | 9 | Unknown |
| Village Of Liverpool Land Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Richfield Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
4 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
41 places to go in Salina
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Salina
Wemesfelder PoolIn Wemesfelder Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Salina
Wegmans PlaygroundIn Onondaga Lake Park
Directions36 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Dog parks in Salina
Wegmans Good Dog ParkHours: sunrise-sunset · In Onondaga Lake Park
DirectionsBoat launches in Salina
Onondaga Lake Park Boat LaunchFee · In Onondaga Lake Park
DirectionsPeaks in Salina
Chestnut Ridge479 ft elevation
DirectionsPicnic areas in Salina
Willow BayIn Onondaga Lake Park
DirectionsTrails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
3.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
39Baseball
12Basketball
8Tennis
4Multi-sport
3Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Salina: 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 33 | 42 | 56 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Salina →
Next door
Salina and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
DeWitt27 miSyracuse25 miLysander19 miGeddes5.9 miClay1.1 miSalina1.0 miLyncourt0.0 miGaleville0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salina | 8% | 0.1 | 24 | 92% | B+ |
| Syracuse | 7% | 1.0 | 8 | 98% | A− |
| Lysander | 13% | 0.3 | 38 | 49% | B+ |
| Geddes | 12% | 0.6 | 22 | 99% | A |
| Lyncourt | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Galeville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Clay | 9% | under 0.1 | 16 | 92% | B |
| DeWitt | 4% | 0.8 | 33 | 72% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Salina
Where can I hike in Salina?
The longest trail networks: Onondaga Lake Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Salina is conserved land?
8% 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 Salina’s trails?
Onondaga Lake Park and Hopkins Road Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Salina?
4.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of painted or protected lanes and 3.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Salina?
23,697 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Salina or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 779 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Salina have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #390 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 Salina 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 →