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Outdoors in Brookfield Center

Few parks or trails are on the map in Brookfield Center

3% of Brookfield Center’s land is conserved, about 10 acres. 1 acre is park or preserve, 2.3 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Brookfield Center, 1.0 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
3%
10 acres · of 0.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
2.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
83%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.7 mi
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

12
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 Williams Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Williams Park

Managed by Town of Brookfield
15 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Gurski Farm Open Space

Nature preserve
2 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

10 conserved acres

3% of Brookfield Center’s land. Who manages Brookfield Center’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Not recorded9 ac
Private Conservation · 7 acLocal Other or Unknown · 2 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Saint Josephs
Private Conservation
Not recorded5Unknown
Unknown
Private Conservation
Not recorded2Unknown
Eva Gurski Estate
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded1Unknown
Armon Acres
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded1Unknown
Things to do

2 places to go in Brookfield Center

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

Playgrounds in Brookfield Center

2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Biking & sports

0.7 miles of bike routes

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

0.7 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
4Tennis
1Baseball

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Brookfield Center: April 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.511.813.314.515.214.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)363947607179848274635141
Rain (in)3.32.93.94.03.84.44.64.44.54.63.84.1

February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Brookfield Center →

Questions about parks and trails in Brookfield Center

Where can I hike in Brookfield Center?

The longest trail networks: Williams Park, 0.4 miles; Gurski Farm Open Space, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Brookfield Center’s trails?

Williams Park and Gurski Farm Open Space don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Brookfield Center?

0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of shoulders and shared lanes.

Is there public land near Brookfield Center?

9,833 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brookfield Center or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Brookfield Center neighbors.

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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 →