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Outdoors in Lansing

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Lansing

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
1 acre · of 0.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

1 conserved acres

under 1% of Lansing’s land. Who manages Lansing’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city1 ac
Local Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Lansing Community Center Playlot
Local Park
Town or city1Open
When to get out

The best walking months in Lansing: April and 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.3
High (°F)384151647381848377655342
Rain (in)3.32.73.53.64.14.44.13.73.63.02.93.2

February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lansing →

Questions about parks and trails in Lansing

Is there public land near Lansing?

2,402 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lansing or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Lansing 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 →