Few parks or trails are on the map in Lyndon
1,324 acres are parks and preserves, 854 per 1,000 residents. 7% of Lyndon’s land is conserved, about 1,427 acres. 31% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Lyndon?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Lyndon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lyndon is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull 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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1,427 conserved acres
7% of Lyndon’s land. Who manages Lyndon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 42 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onion River Streambank Protection Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 632 | Open |
| Stream Bank Protection Fee Program State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 599 | Open |
| Nichols Creek Wildlife Area State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 568 | Open |
| Extensive Wl Habitat - Public Hunting Ground State Conservation Area | County | 70 | Restricted |
| Extensive Wl Habitat - Se State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 70 | Open |
| Rem-Areas-Onion River State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 48 | Open |
| Lake Ellen Public Access State Recreation Area | State natural resources | 40 | Open |
1 places to go in Lyndon
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3 lakes & rivers
September is the best month for walking in Lyndon
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 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 30 | 41 | 54 | 66 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 58 | 44 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
February is the driest month (1.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Lyndon →
Lyndon and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Lyndon
How much of Lyndon is conserved land?
7% of its land, against a typical 4% for a Wisconsin town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near Lyndon?
37,272 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lyndon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,325 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lyndon have?
Ahead of 48% 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 Lyndon 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 →