Buck's Ledge Community Forest
Nature preserve
627 acres5.9 mi of trail
J-n-J Backcountry TrailBuck's Ledge TrailLapham Ledge TrailSnowmobile Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Whitman Memorial Library · Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Woodstock
11% of Woodstock’s land is conserved: 3,102 acres
The biggest trail networks: Buck's Ledge Community Forest (5.9 mi), Little Concord Pond State Park (3.1 mi). 7% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 18 miles of mapped trail cross Woodstock, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 46% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
3,102 acres · of 45.7 sq mi of land
Trails
18 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
10.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
7%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,402 ft
Spruce Mountain
Lakes & rivers
5
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Woodstock?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Woodstock have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Woodstock is ahead of 46% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Woodstock’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (18 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4BPark land10.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (12 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home7% of residents within a half mile of a park · ME 30% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 46%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B. 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 Buck's Ledge Community Forest, with 5.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Little Concord Pond State Park
Managed by Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
599 acres3.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Woodstock Athletic Fields
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Concord Pond State Water Access
Park
3 acres0.1 mi of trail
Firelane 1018
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 6 parks & preserves
Buck's Ledge Community Forest627 acres · 5.9 mi of trail
Little Concord Pond State Park599 acres · 3.1 mi of trail · Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
DirectionsConcord Pond State Water Access3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsWoodstock Athletic Fields5 acres
Lakeside Park2 acres
Woodstock Public Boat Access1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
3,102 conserved acres
11% of Woodstock’s land. Who manages Woodstock’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits3,118 ac
State parks568 ac
Regional agency67 ac
State fish & wildlife4 ac
Not recorded66 ac
Conservation Easement · 2,804 acState Park · 568 acUnknown Easement · 274 acLocal Other or Unknown · 132 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 40 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,423 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 9 of 20 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Concord Pond State Park | State parks | 568 | Closed |
| Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 67 | Unknown |
| Miscellaneous Municipal Lands Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 65 | Unknown |
| Bear Paw Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 40 | Closed |
| Concord Pond Access State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 4 | Closed |
Things to do
12 places to go in Woodstock
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Woodstock
Bryant Pond Boat Launch
DirectionsPlus 1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Waterfalls in Woodstock
1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Peaks in Woodstock
Spruce Mountain2,402 ft elevation
DirectionsMollyockett Mountain2,005 ft elevation
DirectionsBillings Hill1,785 ft elevation
DirectionsBald Mountain1,680 ft elevation · In Little Concord Pond State Park
DirectionsCurtis Hill1,453 ft elevation
DirectionsMoody Mountain1,424 ft elevation · In Buck's Ledge Community Forest
DirectionsWhitman Mountain1,407 ft elevation
DirectionsFuller Hill1,181 ft elevation
Directions1 more peak
Oak Hill1,043 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
7 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 6.5 mi
J-n-J Backcountry Trail2.1 mi
Firelane 10241.2 mi
Buck's Ledge Trail0.9 mi
Lapham Ledge Trail0.7 mi
Paige's Place0.3 mi
Snowmobile Trail0.3 mi
Firelane 10180.2 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
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 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 Woodstock: 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 29 | 37 | 50 | 63 | 71 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 5.6 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Woodstock →
Next door
Woodstock and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodstock | 11% | 0.4 | 10 | 7% | B− |
| West Paris | 3% | 0.1 | 9 | 20% | C− |
| Greenwood | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Sumner | 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Peru | under 1% | 0.5 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Bethel | 4% | 0.8 | 7 | 22% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Woodstock
Where can I hike in Woodstock?
The longest trail networks: Buck's Ledge Community Forest, 5.9 miles; Little Concord Pond State Park, 3.1 miles; Concord Pond State Water Access, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Woodstock is conserved land?
11% of its land, against a typical 6% for a Maine town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Woodstock’s trails?
Buck's Ledge Community Forest and Little Concord Pond State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Woodstock?
6,716 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Woodstock or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Woodstock have?
Ahead of 46% 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 Woodstock 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 →