1
Clarkson Woods
Nature preserve
321 acres7.3 mi of trail
Clarkson University trail - secondaryClarkson University trail - primary
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Potsdam
Potsdam, NY parks, trails & bike paths
About 1.6% of Potsdam is conserved land, roughly 54 acres. There are about 9.9 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Clarkson Woods (7.3 mi) and Lehman Park (1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Potsdam, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Potsdam outdoors
Conserved land
1.6%
54 of 3,445 acres
Trails
9.9 mi
1.8 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
9
6 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.7 mi
0.7 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
Lehman Park
Park
43 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Ives Park
Park
6 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Bayside Cemetery
Park
32 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 9 parks & preserves
Clarkson Woods321 acres · 7.3 mi of trail
Lehman Park43 acres · 1 mi of trail
Ives Park6 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Riverside Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Marshall Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Bayside Cemetery32 acres
A. George Davis Park3 acres
Anderson Park3 acres
Clarkson 9/11 Memorial Park1 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Picnic areas in Potsdam
Unnamed picnic area
Unnamed picnic area
Unnamed picnic area
Unnamed picnic area
Unnamed picnic area
Unnamed picnic area in Ives Park
Unnamed picnic area in Ives Park
Unnamed picnic area in Ives Park
Unnamed picnic area in Lehman Park
Unnamed picnic area in Lehman Park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 7.1 miUnpaved 7.2 mi
- Clarkson University trail - secondary5.7 mi
- Clarkson University trail - primary1.4 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
54 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 8 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.7 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball7
- Tennis5
- Soccer4
- Football2
- Softball1
- Volleyball1
- Beach volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Potsdam
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 72 acLocal Resource Management Area 2 acConservation Easement 1 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Of Potsdam LandLocal Park | Town or city | 51 | Access unknown |
| Sandstoner ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Ives ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Potsdam Village LandsLocal Resource Management Area | Other or Unknown Local Government | 2 | Open |
| Garner ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Unknown ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Clarkson 9/11 MemorialIn Clarkson 9/11 Memorial Park · Memorial
Market Street Historic DistrictDistrict
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Potsdam'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.