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Outdoors in Thompsonville

Few parks or trails are on the map in Thompsonville

4% of Thompsonville’s land is conserved, about 50 acres. 46 acres are parks and preserves, 5.7 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Thompsonville.

Conserved land
4%
50 acres · of 2.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
46 ac
5.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
85%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.5 mi
1.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
1 beach · 1 boat launch
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

123
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Lafayette Park

Managed by Town of Enfield
20 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Enfield Town Green

Managed by Town of Enfield
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

D'Aleo Park

Managed by Town of Enfield
7 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

50 conserved acres

4% of Thompsonville’s land. Water is left out: Thompsonville has 2.0 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Thompsonville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city27 ac
Not recorded30 ac
Local Park · 27 acLocal Other or Unknown · 25 acLocal Recreation Area · 5 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 10 of 12 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Unknown
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded25Unknown
Lafayette Park
Local Park
Town or city18Open
Town Administration Building
Local Park
Town or city9Open
Freshwater Pond
Local Recreation Area
Not recorded5Unknown
Things to do

5 places to go in Thompsonville

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

Beaches in Thompsonville
Thompsonville Boat Launch
Directions
Trails & water

3 lakes & rivers

Biking & sports

1.5 miles of bike routes

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

1.3 mi
off-road bike paths
0.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
8Tennis
5Baseball
4Basketball
2Soccer
1Football

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Thompsonville: 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)9.410.511.813.314.515.214.913.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)363948617280858376645241
Rain (in)3.22.93.73.83.64.34.04.14.24.53.64.0

February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.5 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Thompsonville →

Next door

Thompsonville and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Thompsonville— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Enfield13%0.51455%B+
Suffield14%0.93926%B+
Southwood Acres— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Sherwood Manor— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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

Questions about parks and trails in Thompsonville

Where can I hike in Thompsonville?

The longest trail networks: D'Aleo Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Thompsonville’s trails?

Lafayette Park and Enfield Town Green don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Thompsonville?

1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of off-road paths and 0.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.

Is there public land near Thompsonville?

12,282 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Thompsonville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 46 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Thompsonville 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 →