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Outdoors in Chatham

More than half of Chatham’s land is conserved: 82%

82% of Chatham’s land is conserved, about 29,747 acres. 1 acre is park or preserve, 2.4 per 1,000 residents. 82 miles of mapped trail cross Chatham, 1.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
82%
29,747 acres · of 56.7 sq mi of land
Trails
82 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
2.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
2%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
3,547 ft
South Baldface
Lakes & rivers
6
1 boat launch
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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123
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.

Green Hills Preserve

Managed by The Nature Conservancy
355 acres
Dogs usually not allowed
No trailhead mapped yet

Chatham Town Land

Nature preserve
52 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Hurricane Mountain Common Land

Managed by Town of Conway
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

29,747 conserved acres

82% of Chatham’s land. Who manages Chatham’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service28,879 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1,263 ac
Not recorded123 ac
National Forest · 28,879 acConservation Easement · 669 acPrivate Conservation · 426 acUnknown Easement · 239 acLocal Conservation Area · 52 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 454 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 10 of 17 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
White Mountain National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service28,860Open
Green Hills Preserve
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits355Unknown
Cold River Camp
Private Conservation
Not recorded70Unknown
Town Of Chatham Land Swap
Local Conservation Area
Not recorded52Unknown
White Mountain Purchase Unit
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service19Open
Monroe Preserve
Private Conservation
Not recorded1Unknown
Things to do

26 places to go in Chatham

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

Peaks in Chatham
South Baldface3,547 ft elevation
Directions
Sable Mountain3,507 ft elevation
Directions
Kearsarge North3,251 ft elevation
Directions
Eastman Mountain2,930 ft elevation
Directions
Mount Shaw2,575 ft elevation
Directions
The Twins (North peak)2,493 ft elevation
Directions
Rickers Knoll2,448 ft elevation
Directions
The Twins (South peak)2,444 ft elevation
Directions
7 more peaks
Walter Mountain2,425 ft elevation
Directions
Spruce Knoll2,182 ft elevation
Directions
Slope Mountain1,955 ft elevation
Directions
Major Mountain1,821 ft elevation
Directions
Robbins Ridge1,768 ft elevation
Directions
Peaked Hill1,749 ft elevation
Directions
Mack Hill1,070 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

25 named trails and 6 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.3 miHorses · 2.3 miUnpaved · 49.4 mi
Weeks Brook Trail4.7 mi
Baldface Circle Trail4.1 mi
Slippery Brook Trail4.0 mi
Bradley Brook Trail (Abandoned)2.4 mi
FR 472.2 mi
FR17 / Slippery Brook Trail2.2 mi
F R 3032.0 mi
Mount Meader Trail1.9 mi
FR 17B1.8 mi
Basin Trail1.7 mi
15 more trails
FR 317
1.7 mi
Province Brook Trail
1.5 mi
FR 316
1.3 mi
Mountain Pond Trail
1.2 mi
FR 4593
1.2 mi
FR 234
1.1 mi
FR 354
1.1 mi
FR 17A
1.1 mi
FR 39
1.1 mi
FR 17F
1.0 mi
Emerald Pool Trail
0.8 mi
Snowmobile ITS 80
0.8 mi
FR 5046
0.8 mi
FR 301
0.7 mi
FR 17C
0.7 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Basin Brook ReservoirpondMountain PondpondProvince PondpondShingle PondpondUpper Kimball PondpondSlippery Brook
When to get out

The best walking months in Chatham: 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)9.210.411.813.414.715.515.214.012.410.99.58.9
High (°F)273039516472777668554332
Rain (in)3.83.44.34.94.45.24.84.64.36.25.14.8

February is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 6.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Chatham →

Next door

Chatham and its neighbors

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Conway154 miJackson113 miBartlett90 miChatham82 miStow43 miFryeburg34 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Chatham— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Conway32%2.221750%A
Bartlett67%1.26313%A−
Jackson78%1.751725%A

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Chatham

Are dogs allowed on Chatham’s trails?

Green Hills Preserve and Chatham Town Land don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Chatham?

137,410 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chatham or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 22,511 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Chatham 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 →