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Bend in the River Park
Park
13 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Canton
Canton, NY parks, trails & bike paths
About 1.3% of Canton is conserved land, roughly 35 acres. There are about 4.4 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Canton, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Canton outdoors
Conserved land
1.3%
35 of 2,716 acres
Trails
4.4 mi
1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
5
5 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Willow Island Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Grasse River Heritage Park
Park
4 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Canton Park and Farmer's Market
Park
2 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Canton
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 2.9 mi
- Susan Ferguson Trail0.7 mi
- Avenue of the Elms0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
35 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 7 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball12
- Tennis9
- Soccer6
- Pickleball4
- Basketball3
- Tracks3
- Football2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Canton
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 54 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Of Canton LandLocal Park | Town or city | 23 | Access unknown |
| Bend In River ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Monsignor Billmeyer PlaygroundLocal Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 5 | Open |
| Willow Island ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Canton Village GreenLocal Park | Private owners | 2 | Open |
| Town & Village Of Canton LandLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Access unknown |
| Buck St PlaygroundLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 13 places
9/11 MemorialMemorial
Alumni CommonPlaque
Class of 1975 50th ReunionPlaque
Douglas K. MatticePlaque
Funke, Sikaras, and Wilson familiesPlaque
Making a Difference Campaign St. LawrenceMonument
Maureen Collins Regan BakerPlaque
Mothers, Fathers, Aunts, and UnclesPlaque
Sullivan Student Center DesignationPlaque
The Davis Memorial Parade BenchPlaque
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Canton's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.