Tumbledown Public Reserved Land
Nature preserve
141 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Capt. Joel Whitney House · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Phillips
Few parks or trails are on the map in Phillips
82 acres are parks and preserves, 75 per 1,000 residents. 21 miles of mapped trail cross Phillips, 0.4 per square mile of land. 28% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land
under 1%
144 acres · of 50.8 sq mi of land
Trails
21 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
82 ac
75 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
28%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,644 ft
Tory Hill
Lakes & rivers
5
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Phllips Fish Hatchery
Park
67 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Phillips Town Park
Park
15 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Pope Mountain Conservation Easement
Nature preserve
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Tumbledown Public Reserved Land141 acres
Phllips Fish Hatchery67 acres
Phillips Town Park15 acres
Pope Mountain Conservation Easement1 acres
Park by the Bridge1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
144 conserved acres
under 1% of Phillips’ land. Who manages Phillips’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks129 ac
State fish & wildlife15 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 129 acState Other or Unknown · 15 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tumbledown Mount Blue Local Other or Unknown | State parks | 129 | Closed |
| Phillips Fish Hatchery State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 15 | Restricted |
Things to do
2 places to go in Phillips
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Phillips
Tory Hill1,644 ft elevation
DirectionsBear Hill1,299 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Snowmobile ITS 897.2 mi
Snowmobile ITS 115 Connector0.4 mi
Snowmobile0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
1Soccer
1Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Phillips: May and July 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) | 9.1 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 25 | 29 | 37 | 50 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 5.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Phillips →
Next door
Phillips and its neighbors
Phillips has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillips | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Avon | — 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 Phillips
Are dogs allowed on Phillips’ trails?
Tumbledown Public Reserved Land and Phllips Fish Hatchery don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Phillips?
9,448 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Phillips or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 82 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Phillips 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 →