Green Hills Preserve
Managed by The Nature Conservancy
4,847 acres21 mi of trail
Black Cap ConnectorMason Brook TrailOuter LimitsTiwlight Zone+1
Dogs usually not allowed
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Jane023 · Public domainAOutdoors
Outdoors in Conway
32% of Conway’s land is conserved: 14,383 acres
154 miles of mapped trail cross Conway, 2.2 per square mile of land. 2,204 acres are parks and preserves, 217 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Green Hills Preserve (21 mi), Conway Mitigation Lands (15.6 mi), Marshall Conservation Land (10.6 mi).
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns · #13 of 126 in New Hampshire. What drives it
Conserved land
32%
14,383 acres · of 69.5 sq mi of land
Trails
154 mi
2.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
2,204 ac
217 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
50%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
20 mi
20 mi paths
Highest peak
2,356 ft
Black Cap
Lakes & rivers
9
45 beaches · 1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Conway?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Conway have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Conway is ahead of 94% of U.S. towns, #13 of 126 in New Hampshire. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Conway’s overall grade.
Conserved land32% of the land · typical NH town 19% · U.S. 4%A+Trails2.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (154 mi) · NH 1.2 · U.S. 0.4APark land217 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2,204 acres) · NH 44 · U.S. 13AParks close to home50% 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 94%
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New Hampshire towns of 2,500+ (126)Ahead of 90%
New Hampshire towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 19%; the U.S., 4%), so Conway’s 32% is ahead of 91% of New Hampshire towns, while its trails per square mile lead 91% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A 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 Green Hills Preserve, with 21 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Conway Mitigation Lands
Nature preserve
701 acres15.6 mi of trail
Pillar to PondRattlesnakePowerline TrailSTICKS AND STONES+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Pudding Pond Parking
Marshall Conservation Land
Managed by Town of Conway
380 acres10.6 mi of trail
Lucille'sT BoneQuarry TrailShumway+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto MCA Parking Lot
Hurricane Mountain Common Land
Managed by Town of Conway
902 acres5.8 mi of trail
Red Tail TrailHurricaneBlack Cap TrailCranmore Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trail sign
East Bear Paw Preserve
Managed by Tin Mountain Conservation Center
532 acres5.1 mi of trail
East Bear Paw GroundsLewey's LoopNEMETONNew Singletrack
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto East Bear Paw Parking
Echo Lake State Park
Park
141 acres3.4 mi of trail
Echo Lake TrailPerimeter TrailBryce Path (Yellow)
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Echo Lake Parking
Whitaker Woods
Managed by Town of Conway
191 acres3.2 mi of trail
PerimeterAbenakiQuarryArmstrong+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Redstone Preserve
Managed by Upper Saco Valley Land Trust
95 acres2.5 mi of trail
CheaterOuter Limits
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 31 parks & preserves
Green Hills Preserve4,847 acres · 21 mi of trail · The Nature Conservancy
Conway Mitigation Lands701 acres · 15.6 mi of trail
DirectionsMarshall Conservation Land380 acres · 10.6 mi of trail · Town of Conway
DirectionsHurricane Mountain Common Land902 acres · 5.8 mi of trail · Town of Conway
DirectionsEast Bear Paw Preserve532 acres · 5.1 mi of trail · Tin Mountain Conservation Center
DirectionsEcho Lake State Park141 acres · 3.4 mi of trail
DirectionsWhitaker Woods191 acres · 3.2 mi of trail · Town of Conway
DirectionsRedstone Preserve95 acres · 2.5 mi of trail · Upper Saco Valley Land Trust
Cathedral Ledge State Park45 acres · 2.1 mi of trail
DirectionsPine Hill Community Forest590 acres · 1.6 mi of trail · Upper Saco Valley Land Trust
DirectionsDahl Wildlife Sanctuary59 acres · 1.4 mi of trail · Audubon Society of NH
DirectionsCranmore Conservation Easement51 acres · 1.2 mi of trail · Upper Saco Valley Land Trust
DirectionsGerson-Margolis Preserve138 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · Upper Saco Valley Land Trust
Walker Pond Conservation Land15 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Town of Conway
DirectionsArtist Falls Brook19 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Town of Conway
East Conway Road Common Land171 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Town of Conway
Hussey Field17 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Town of Conway
DirectionsAlbany Town Forest148 acres
DirectionsUnited Brotherhood Credit Union Forest81 acres · Society for the Protection of NH Forests
Leita Monroe Lucas Preserve63 acres · Upper Saco Valley Land Trust
Old Mill Road Property20 acres · Town of Conway
Kearsarge Brook Preserve19 acres · Upper Saco Valley Land Trust
Pequawket Pond Preserve14 acres · Upper Saco Valley Land Trust
Conway Town Forest14 acres · Town of Conway
Shedd Woods11 acres · Town of Conway
DirectionsDavis Park Recreation Area4 acres
DirectionsJohnny Eastman Park4 acres
First River Bridge Park4 acres · Town of Conway
DirectionsLong Island Preserve3 acres · Upper Saco Valley Land Trust
Conway Scenic Overlook3 acres · NH Dept of Transportation
DirectionsSchouler Park3 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
14,383 conserved acres
32% of Conway’s land. Who manages Conway’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits12,701 ac
U.S. Forest Service374 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)315 ac
State natural resources248 ac
Private owners245 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government242 ac
Town or city205 ac
Conservation Easement · 6,402 acPrivate Conservation · 5,965 acLocal Other or Unknown · 2,369 acUnknown Easement · 2,327 acState Resource Management Area · 568 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4,708 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 119 of 164 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Hills Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 3,570 | Unknown |
| Green Hills Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1,314 | Unknown |
| Hurricane Mountian Common Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 847 | Unknown |
| Conway Common Lands State Forest State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 568 | Unknown |
| Pine Hill Community Forest Private Conservation | Not recorded | 455 | Open |
| White Mountain National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 374 | Open |
| Town of Conway land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 284 | Unknown |
| Pudding Pond Local Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 218 | Unknown |
| Marshall - Knox Farm and Ingalls Lot Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 209 | Unknown |
| East Conway Road Common Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 189 | Unknown |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
69 places to go in Conway
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Conway
45 beaches are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Playgrounds in Conway
Harvey Dow Gibson Playground
DirectionsPlus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Conway
Conway Lake Boat Launch
DirectionsScenic views in Conway
Several Viewpoints at Black CapIn Green Hills Preserve
DirectionsPlus 2 scenic views without a name on the map.
Peaks in Conway
Black Cap2,356 ft elevation · In Green Hills Preserve
DirectionsHurricane Mountain2,096 ft elevation · In Hurricane Mountain Common Land
DirectionsMiddle Mountain1,801 ft elevation · In Green Hills Preserve
DirectionsCranmore Mountain1,673 ft elevation
DirectionsPeaked Mountain1,673 ft elevation · In Green Hills Preserve
DirectionsRattlesnake Mountain1,575 ft elevation · In Green Hills Preserve
DirectionsDundee Hill1,381 ft elevation
DirectionsCrown Hill1,161 ft elevation
Directions4 more peaks
Redstone Ledge958 ft elevation · In Green Hills Preserve
DirectionsPine Hill883 ft elevation · In Pine Hill Community Forest
DirectionsDavis Hill768 ft elevation
DirectionsBirch Hill758 ft elevation
DirectionsPicnic areas in Conway
2 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Conway
Eastern Slope Camping Area
DirectionsTrails & water
25 named trails and 9 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 64.5 miHorses · 0.7 miUnpaved · 80.1 mi
Black Cap Connector3.7 mi
Corridor 193.4 mi
Outer Limits3.0 mi
Red Tail Trail2.6 mi
Kettle Ridge Trail2.4 mi
East Bear Paw Grounds2.2 mi
Mason Brook Trail1.9 mi
Lucille's1.9 mi
Tiwlight Zone1.9 mi
Cheater1.8 mi
15 more trails
Pillar to Pond
1.5 miSouthern Green Hills Loop Trail
1.5 miRattlesnake
1.4 miPowerline Trail
1.4 miMiddle Mountain Trail
1.3 miT Bone
1.3 miCharlie Don't Surf
1.3 miHurricane Highway
1.3 miPerimeter Trail
1.3 miSTICKS AND STONES
1.2 miQuarry Trail
1.2 miBlack Cap Trail
1.2 miTornado
1.2 miHurricane
1.2 miSIDE HILL
1.1 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
20 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
20 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
15Tennis
10Baseball
6Soccer
2Basketball
1Beach volleyball
1Football
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →7 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
North Conway Depot and Railroad YardDistrict · listed 1979
About itEastern Slope InnBuilding · listed 1982
About itAbenaki Indian Shop and CampDistrict · listed 1991
About itWilliam K. Eastman HouseBuilding · listed 2001
About itNorth Conway 5 and 10 Cent StoreBuilding · listed 2004
About itBolduc BlockBuilding · listed 2016
About itConway Public LibraryBuilding · listed 2017
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Conway: 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 42 | 55 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 58 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 5.3 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Conway →
Next door
Conway and its neighbors
Conway has the most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Conway154 miBartlett90 miChatham82 miMadison56 miFryeburg34 miEaton34 miBrownfield27 miNorth Conway20 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway | 32% | 2.2 | 217 | 50% | A |
| Madison | 16% | 1.4 | 161 | 25% | A− |
| Bartlett | 67% | 1.2 | 63 | 13% | A− |
| Eaton | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| North Conway | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Chatham | — 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 Conway
Where can I hike in Conway?
The longest trail networks: Green Hills Preserve, 21 miles; Conway Mitigation Lands, 15.6 miles; Marshall Conservation Land, 10.6 miles; Hurricane Mountain Common Land, 5.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Conway is conserved land?
32% 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 Conway’s trails?
Green Hills Preserve and Conway Mitigation Lands don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Conway?
20 miles of bike routes are on the map: 20 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Conway?
99,153 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Conway or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,585 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Conway have?
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #13 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 Conway 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 →