Litchfield Community Field
Park
10 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Joe Mabel (on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US) · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Litchfield
23% of Litchfield’s land is conserved: 195 acres
45 acres are parks and preserves, 36 per 1,000 residents. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Litchfield, 0.7 per square mile of land. 89% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 91% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
23%
195 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
45 ac
36 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
89%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Litchfield?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Litchfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Litchfield is ahead of 91% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Litchfield’s overall grade.
Conserved land23% of the land · typical CT town 15% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · CT 1.4 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land36 acres of park per 1,000 residents (45 acres) · CT 22 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home89% of residents within a half mile of a park · CT 57% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 91%
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Connecticut towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 15%; the U.S., 4%), so Litchfield’s 23% is ahead of 73% of Connecticut towns, while its trails per square mile lead 18% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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 Litchfield Community Field, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
White Memorial Foundation
Managed by White Memorial Foundation, Inc.
21 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Litchfield Community Field10 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsLitchfield Town Green4 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsWhite Memorial Foundation21 acres · White Memorial Foundation, Inc.
White Memorial7 acres
DirectionsBantam River Preserve3 acres · The Nature Conservancy
Who protects it
195 conserved acres
23% of Litchfield’s land. Who manages Litchfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits67 ac
Town or city29 ac
Private owners20 ac
Other state land1 ac
Not recorded119 ac
Unknown Easement · 92 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 66 acPrivate Conservation · 29 acLocal Park · 17 acLocal Conservation Area · 14 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 58 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 29 of 34 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Private Conservation | Not recorded | 74 | Unknown |
| White Memorial Conservation Center, Inc. Private Conservation | Not recorded | 21 | Unknown |
| Prospect Mountain Conservation Trust (Plehn) Local Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 14 | Open |
| Foreman Pierce Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Litchfield Community Fields Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Litchfield Town Green (2 Parcels) Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Lt Bantam River Preserve Unknown | Not recorded | 5 | Unknown |
Things to do
3 places to go in Litchfield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Litchfield
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Tennis
4Baseball
2Basketball
2Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Litchfield: 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) | 33 | 36 | 45 | 57 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 5.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Litchfield →
Questions about parks and trails in Litchfield
Where can I hike in Litchfield?
The longest trail networks: Litchfield Community Field, 0.4 miles; Litchfield Town Green, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Litchfield is conserved land?
23% 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 Litchfield’s trails?
Litchfield Community Field and White Memorial Foundation don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Litchfield?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Litchfield?
7,618 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Litchfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 45 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Litchfield have?
Ahead of 91% 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 Litchfield 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 →