Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Lyons
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 32 acres are parks and preserves, 28 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Lyons, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Lyons?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Lyons have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lyons is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lyons Mehama County Park
4 conserved acres
1% of Lyons’ land. Who manages Lyons’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Neal Memorial Park Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
The best walking months in Lyons: April 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 67 | 72 | 81 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 51 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 8.7 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 5.9 | 9.2 | 10.1 |
July is the driest month (0.6 in) and August the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 10.1 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Lyons →
Questions about parks and trails in Lyons
How much of Lyons is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 4% for an Oregon town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Lyons’ trails?
John Neal Memorial County Park and Lyons Mehama County Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lyons?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Lyons?
50,484 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lyons or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 32 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lyons have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Lyons neighbors.
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 →