Brentwood Recreation Area
Managed by Town of Brentwood
89 acres1.5 mi of trail
North LoopSouth LoopGlen Oakes Connector
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Brentwood
30% of Brentwood’s land is conserved: 3,207 acres
14 miles of mapped trail cross Brentwood, 0.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Brentwood Recreation Area (1.5 mi), Goun & Kaufman Conservation Easement (1.3 mi), Split Rock Conservation Area (1.2 mi). 13% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #95 of 126 in New Hampshire. What drives it
Conserved land
30%
3,207 acres · of 16.8 sq mi of land
Trails
14 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
108 ac
23 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
13%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
266 ft
Great Hill
Lakes & rivers
4
What kind of outdoors town is Brentwood?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Brentwood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Brentwood is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #95 of 126 in New Hampshire. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Brentwood’s overall grade.
Conserved land30% of the land · typical NH town 19% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (14 mi) · NH 1.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land23 acres of park per 1,000 residents (108 acres) · NH 44 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home13% of residents within a half mile of a park · NH 40% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 72%
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New Hampshire towns of 2,500+ (126)Ahead of 25%
New Hampshire towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 19%; the U.S., 4%), so Brentwood’s 30% is ahead of 84% of New Hampshire towns, while its trails per square mile lead 16% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to 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 Brentwood Recreation Area, with 1.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Goun & Kaufman Conservation Easement
Nature preserve
39 acres1.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Split Rock Conservation Area
Managed by Town of Brentwood
75 acres1.2 mi of trail
BlueYellowRed
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Split Rock Parking
Brentwood Town Forest
Managed by Town of Brentwood
25 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Kelliher Memorial Forest
Managed by Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire
11 acres0.4 mi of trail
Garrison Connector
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 10 parks & preserves
Brentwood Recreation Area89 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · Town of Brentwood
DirectionsGoun & Kaufman Conservation Easement39 acres · 1.3 mi of trail
Split Rock Conservation Area75 acres · 1.2 mi of trail · Town of Brentwood
DirectionsBrentwood Town Forest25 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Town of Brentwood
DirectionsKelliher Memorial Forest11 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire
DirectionsDeYoung-Fralic Conservation Area101 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire
Rowell Road Reservation53 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire
Pickpocket Road Conservation Area81 acres · Brentwood Conservation Commission
Tucker and French Family Forest10 acres · Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire
Glen Oaks Town Forest2 acres · Town of Fremont
Who protects it
3,207 conserved acres
30% of Brentwood’s land. Who manages Brentwood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city1,265 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1,169 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)706 ac
Regional agency671 ac
Other or Unknown Federal Land530 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government252 ac
Other state land76 ac
Conservation Easement · 3,561 acUnknown Easement · 735 acLocal Other or Unknown · 413 acState Conservation Area · 367 acAgricultural Easement · 288 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,207 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 119 of 162 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Road Site State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 331 | Unknown |
| Ladd Farm Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 140 | Unknown |
| Rockingham County Farm Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 139 | Unknown |
| Town of Brentwood Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 88 | Unknown |
| Mink Run Private Conservation | Town or city | 58 | Unknown |
| Gove Tract Private Conservation | Not recorded | 47 | Unknown |
| Mills Falls Open Space Private Conservation | Town or city | 41 | Unknown |
| Martin Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 39 | Unknown |
| Stevens - Agricultural Preservation Restriction Private Agricultural | Other state land | 38 | Unknown |
| 287 Gove Tract and Lancelot Farmer Tract State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 36 | Restricted |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
4 places to go in Brentwood
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Brentwood
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Waterfalls in Brentwood
1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Peaks in Brentwood
Great Hill266 ft elevation
DirectionsDeer Hill213 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
7 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.5 mi
Blue0.8 mi
North Loop0.7 mi
South Loop0.6 mi
Garrison Connector0.3 mi
Yellow0.1 mi
Red0.1 mi
Glen Oakes Connector0.1 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
6Baseball
2Equestrian
1Basketball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Brentwood: 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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 45 | 57 | 68 | 77 | 83 | 81 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
February is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.8 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Brentwood →
Next door
Brentwood and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Brentwood
Where can I hike in Brentwood?
The longest trail networks: Brentwood Recreation Area, 1.5 miles; Goun & Kaufman Conservation Easement, 1.3 miles; Split Rock Conservation Area, 1.2 miles; Brentwood Town Forest, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Brentwood is conserved land?
30% of its land, against a typical 19% for a New Hampshire town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Brentwood’s trails?
Brentwood Recreation Area and Goun & Kaufman Conservation Easement don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Brentwood?
17,237 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brentwood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 255 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Brentwood have?
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #95 of 126 in New Hampshire. 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 Brentwood 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 →