Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
374 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Carroll
More than half of Carroll’s land is conserved: 55%
55% of Carroll’s land is conserved, about 17,532 acres. 167 acres are parks and preserves, 253 per 1,000 residents. 55 miles of mapped trail cross Carroll, 1.1 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
55%
17,532 acres · of 50.3 sq mi of land
Trails
55 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
167 ac
253 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
25%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
3,635 ft
Mount Deception
Lakes & rivers
4
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.
Pondicherry Division of Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
374 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Twin Mountain Fish Hatchery
Managed by NH Fish & Game
30 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Agnew State Forest
Managed by NH Dept of Resources & Econ Dev
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
17,532 conserved acres
55% of Carroll’s land. Who manages Carroll’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service16,867 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service762 ac
Town or city72 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government71 ac
State natural resources28 ac
Other state land21 ac
Not recorded479 ac
National Forest · 16,867 acNational Wildlife Refuge · 762 acLocal Other or Unknown · 403 acConservation Easement · 92 acUnknown Easement · 92 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 93 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 13 of 18 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Mountain National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 15,643 | Open |
| White Mountain Purchase Unit National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 1,223 | Open |
| Silvio O. Conte National Fish And Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 762 | Restricted |
| Town of Whitefield Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 269 | Unknown |
| Twin Mountain Recreation Area Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 134 | Unknown |
| Twin Mountain Fish Hatchery State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 30 | Unknown |
| Crawford Notch Property Private Conservation | Not recorded | 25 | Unknown |
| Agnew State Forest State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 15 | Unknown |
| Eisenhower Memorial Area State Park | State natural resources | 8 | Unknown |
| Carroll Recreational Trail State Park | Not recorded | 6 | Unknown |
Things to do
28 places to go in Carroll
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Carroll
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Dog parks in Carroll
1 dog park without a name on the map.
Waterfalls in Carroll
Gibbs Falls
DirectionsLower Ammonoosuc Falls
DirectionsPlus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Carroll
Elephant Head
DirectionsIdlewilde View
DirectionsPlus 2 scenic views without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Carroll
Mount Deception3,635 ft elevation
DirectionsMount Martha3,556 ft elevation
DirectionsOwl's Head3,225 ft elevation
DirectionsThe Humps2,976 ft elevation
DirectionsLittle Mount Deception2,398 ft elevation
DirectionsAppleby Mountain2,303 ft elevation
DirectionsBeech Hill2,257 ft elevation
DirectionsPicnic areas in Carroll
Eisenhower Memorial Area
DirectionsZealand Picnic Area
DirectionsCampgrounds in Carroll
Along the River Campground & CabinsFee
DirectionsAmanoosec Campground
DirectionsAmmonoosuc Campground
DirectionsBeech Hill Campground and CabinsFee
DirectionsLiving Water Campground
DirectionsMount Deception Camping Area
DirectionsSugarloaf I CampgroundUS Forest Service
DirectionsSugarloaf II CampgroundUS Forest Service
Directions2 more campgrounds
Twin Mountain CampgroundFee
DirectionsZealand CampgroundUS Forest Service
DirectionsTrails & water
25 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 3.4 miHorses · 1.5 miUnpaved · 17.3 mi
Cherry Mountain Trail5.0 mi
Black Brook Trail3.1 mi
Carroll Recreational Trail1.5 mi
Dark Forest1.3 mi
Flat Iron Trail1.3 mi
Perimeter1.0 mi
Esker0.8 mi
Spruce Goose XC Ski Trail0.8 mi
Clinton D0.7 mi
Martha's Mile0.7 mi
15 more trails
Around the Lake Trail
0.6 miForest Road 110
0.6 miZealand Pass
0.6 miForest Road 808
0.5 miOwl's Head Trail
0.5 miBeech Hill
0.5 miWebster-Jackson Trail
0.4 miTuttle Trail
0.4 miAvalon Trail
0.4 miCrawford Path
0.4 miMount Willard Trail
0.4 miPeter's Path
0.4 miSebosis
0.4 miCrawford Connector
0.4 miHighland
0.3 miLakes & 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
7Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Carroll: May, August and 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) | 25 | 27 | 35 | 48 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 53 | 40 | 30 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 74 °F). 5.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Carroll →
Next door
Carroll and its neighbors
Carroll has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Jefferson | 38% | 0.6 | 10 | 2% | B |
| Bethlehem | 59% | 1.6 | 178 | 34% | A |
| Whitefield | 16% | 0.9 | 3 | 39% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Carroll
Are dogs allowed on Carroll’s trails?
Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge and Pondicherry Division of Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Carroll?
95,684 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Carroll or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5,800 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Carroll 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 →