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Mendon Town HallMendon Town Hall · Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
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Outdoors in Mendon

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

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 16 acres are parks and preserves, 23 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Mendon, 0.9 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
16 ac
23 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
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
Things to do

4 places to go in Mendon

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Mendon

3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
3Baseball
3Basketball
1Volleyball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Mendon Town HallBuilding · listed 1978
About it
When to get out

September is the best month for walking in Mendon

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)9.610.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.3
High (°F)333748617281848277645038
Rain (in)2.62.12.73.74.44.34.33.63.02.82.92.5

February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.4 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Mendon →

Questions about parks and trails in Mendon

Is there public land near Mendon?

1,358 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mendon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the town line.

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 →