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Witches Woods Lake, Woodstock CTPhoto: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0
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Outdoors in Witches Woods

More than half of Witches Woods’ land is conserved: 100%

100% of Witches Woods’ land is conserved, about 72 acres. 1 acre is park or preserve, 2.1 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Witches Woods, 1.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
100%
72 acres · of 0.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
2.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
640 ft
Furnace Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
2 beaches · 1 boat launch
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

72 conserved acres

100% of Witches Woods’ land. Water is left out: Witches Woods has 0.1 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Witches Woods’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Not recorded72 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 72 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Unknown
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded72Unknown
Things to do

4 places to go in Witches Woods

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

Peaks in Witches Woods
Furnace Hill640 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

The best walking months in Witches Woods: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.410.511.813.314.515.214.913.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)353845586977818073615040
Rain (in)3.83.34.34.33.74.44.04.34.34.93.94.6

February is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.9 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Witches Woods →

Questions about parks and trails in Witches Woods

Is there public land near Witches Woods?

7,716 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Witches Woods or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Witches Woods 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 →