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Outdoors in Bozrah

Bozrah has 136 acres of parks, 59 for every 1,000 residents

12% of Bozrah’s land is conserved, about 1,501 acres. The biggest trail networks: Bear Hill Wildlife Management Area (2.4 mi). 34% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Conserved land

12%

1,501 acres · of 20.0 sq mi of land

Trails

6.0 mi

0.3 per sq mi of land

Park land

136 ac

59 acres per 1,000 residents

Near a park

34%

of residents within ½ mile

Highest peak

541 ft

Scott Hill

Lakes & rivers

1 beach · 1 boat launch

What kind of outdoors town is Bozrah?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

Land that stays wild12% of the land is conserved; a typical Connecticut town, 15%.

Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Bozrah have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bozrah is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.

B⁺

OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bozrah’s overall grade.

Conserved land12% of the land · typical CT town 15% · U.S. 4%A⁻Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · CT 1.4 · U.S. 0.4B⁻Park land59 acres of park per 1,000 residents (136 acres) · CT 22 · U.S. 13A⁻Parks close to home34% of residents within a half mile of a park · CT 57% · U.S. 72%C

All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 67%

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Connecticut towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 15%; the U.S., 4%), so Bozrah’s 12% is ahead of 33% of Connecticut towns, while its trails per square mile lead 3% of them.

How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.

PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →

The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US

Places to walk

Pick a walk

The longest trail network is Bear Hill WMA, with 2.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Bear Hill Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

360 acres2.4 mi of trail

Dog rules not recorded

Directionsto the parking lot

Hopemead State Park

Managed by State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

38 acres0.4 mi of trail

Dog rules not recorded

Directionsto the parking lot

Pease Brook Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

127 acres

Dog rules not recorded

No trailhead mapped yet

Glemboski-Ous

Managed by Avalonia Land Conservancy

99 acres

Dog rules not recorded

No trailhead mapped yet

All 10 parks & preserves

Bear Hill Wildlife Management Area360 acres · 2.4 mi of trail · Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Directions

Hopemead State Park38 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Directions

Bozrah Hay Mowing Lot8 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Town of Bozrah

Directions

Pease Brook Wildlife Management Area127 acres · Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Glemboski-Ous99 acres · Avalonia Land Conservancy

Norwich Archery Club58 acres

Recreation Field12 acres · Town of Bozrah

Directions

Bozrah Street Open Space7 acres · Town of Bozrah

Milo Light Nature Preserve5 acres · The Nature Conservancy

Rosemarie Lane Open Space4 acres · Town of Bozrah

Who protects it

1,501 conserved acres

12% of Bozrah’s land. Who manages Bozrah’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State conservation572 ac

Other state land536 ac

USDA easements (NRCS)427 ac

Other or Unknown Local Government52 ac

Land trusts & nonprofits5 ac

Not recorded810 ac

Unknown Easement · 536 acConservation Easement · 532 acAgricultural Easement · 480 acState Conservation Area · 366 acUnknown · 357 ac

Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 646 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 17 of 28 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels

Parcel (PAD-US)	Managed by	Acres	Public access
Bear Hill Wildlife Area State Conservation Area	Not recorded	362	Unknown
Staebner Unknown	Not recorded	305	Unknown
Gardner Lake State Recreation Area	Not recorded	73	Unknown
Brush, Moon Unknown	Not recorded	52	Unknown
Hopemead State Park Scenic Reserve State Park	State conservation	40	Open
Milo Light Nature Preserve Private Conservation	Land trusts & nonprofits	5	Unknown
Recreation Field Local Park	Not recorded	4	Unknown
Town Open Space (wachconah Drive) Local Park	Not recorded	3	Unknown
Pease Brook Wildlife Area State Conservation Area	Not recorded	3	Unknown
Town Open Space (route 163) Local Park	Not recorded	3	Unknown

1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.

Things to do

15 places to go in Bozrah

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Bozrah

Scott Hill541 ft elevation

Directions

Bashon Hill499 ft elevation

Directions

Bear Hill499 ft elevation · In Bear Hill Wildlife Management Area

Directions

Blue Hill499 ft elevation

Directions

Bargy Ledges495 ft elevation

Directions

Brush Hill371 ft elevation

Directions

Trails & water

7 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions

Ariewitzs Pond Bishop Pondpond Dubinski Pond Fitchville Pondreservoir Hibbard Pond Tadma Pondpond Yantic River

Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields

4Basketball

3Tennis

1Softball

1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →

Bozrah Congregational Church and ParsonageBuilding · listed 1991

About it

When to get out

The best walking months in Bozrah: May 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)	9.5	10.5	11.8	13.3	14.5	15.2	14.9	13.8	12.4	11.0	9.8	9.2
High (°F)	37	40	47	59	69	78	83	81	75	63	52	42
Rain (in)	3.7	3.0	4.4	4.2	3.7	4.2	3.5	4.0	4.3	4.7	4.0	4.5

February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.7 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Bozrah →

Next door

Bozrah and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Lebanon65 mi Salem46 mi Montville23 mi Franklin20 mi Norwich18 mi Bozrah6.0 mi

Town	Conserved of land	Trail mi per sq mi	Park acres per 1,000	Near a park ½ mile	Outdoors
Bozrah	12%	0.3	59	34%	B⁺
Montville	12%	0.5	24	27%	B⁺
Norwich	14%	0.7	4	72%	B
Lebanon	27%	1.2	149	36%	A
Salem	30%	1.6	127	21%	A
Franklin	26%	1.0	35	27%	A⁻

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

Questions about parks and trails in Bozrah

Where can I hike in Bozrah?

The longest trail networks: Bear Hill Wildlife Management Area, 2.4 miles; Hopemead State Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Bozrah is conserved land?

12% of its land, against a typical 15% for a Connecticut town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.

Are dogs allowed on Bozrah’s trails?

Bear Hill Wildlife Management Area and Hopemead State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Bozrah?

6,445 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bozrah or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 136 of them inside the town line.

How much outdoors does Bozrah have?

Ahead of 67% 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 Bozrah 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 →

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Bozrah has 136 acres of parks, 59 for every 1,000 residents

What kind of outdoors town is Bozrah?

How much outdoors does Bozrah have?

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Pick a walk

Bear Hill Wildlife Management Area

Hopemead State Park

Pease Brook Wildlife Management Area

Glemboski-Ous

1,501 conserved acres

15 places to go in Bozrah

7 lakes & rivers

0.0 miles of bike routes

1 place on the National Register

The best walking months in Bozrah: May to September

Bozrah and its neighbors

Questions about parks and trails in Bozrah

Trail talk

Where this page comes from