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Outdoors in Lawrence

Few parks or trails are on the map in Lawrence

0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Lawrence.

Conserved land
1%
172 acres · of 47.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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

172 conserved acres

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

State natural resources121 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)50 ac
State Recreation Area · 109 acConservation Easement · 62 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 63 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Rem-Main Creek
State Recreation Area
State natural resources109Restricted
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Little Jump River
When to get out

The walking year in Lawrence

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)9.110.311.813.514.915.615.314.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)222739536775797769553927
Rain (in)1.11.01.62.83.84.63.83.93.63.31.81.3

February is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lawrence →

Next door

Lawrence and its neighbors

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Hawkins7.2 miMcKinley2.6 miTrue0.7 miLawrence0.5 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Lawrence— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
McKinley— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hawkins— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
True— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Lawrence

Is there public land near Lawrence?

80,799 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lawrence or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Lawrence neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →