Danville Town Forest
Managed by Town of Danville
462 acres4.1 mi of trail
Powerlines TrailHeron LoopSanborn
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Parking for Danville Town Forest
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Danville
12% of Danville’s land is conserved: 863 acres
11 miles of mapped trail cross Danville, 0.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Danville Town Forest (4.1 mi), Tucker and French Family Forest (0.6 mi). 39% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns · #109 of 126 in New Hampshire. What drives it
Conserved land
12%
863 acres · of 11.6 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
51 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
39%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
354 ft
Hoyt's Hill
Lakes & rivers
5
What kind of outdoors town is Danville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Danville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Danville is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns, #109 of 126 in New Hampshire. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Danville’s overall grade.
Conserved land12% of the land · typical NH town 19% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (11 mi) · NH 1.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (51 acres) · NH 44 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home39% 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 66%
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New Hampshire towns of 2,500+ (126)Ahead of 14%
New Hampshire towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 19%; the U.S., 4%), so Danville’s 12% is ahead of 22% of New Hampshire towns, while its trails per square mile lead 24% 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 Danville Town Forest, with 4.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Tucker and French Family Forest
Managed by Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire
51 acres0.6 mi of trail
Spofford Mill Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Phyllis Massey Stafford Conservation Area
Nature preserve
37 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Francesca J. Springer Conservation Area
Nature preserve
34 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Danville Town Forest462 acres · 4.1 mi of trail · Town of Danville
DirectionsTucker and French Family Forest51 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire
Phyllis Massey Stafford Conservation Area37 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Francesca J. Springer Conservation Area34 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Colby Pond Park22 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Town of Danville, NH
DirectionsClyde Goldthwaite Recreational Facility13 acres · Town of Danville
Rock Rimmon State Forest3 acres · NH Dept of Resources & Econ Dev
Who protects it
863 conserved acres
12% of Danville’s land. Who manages Danville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits684 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)289 ac
Other or Unknown Federal Land50 ac
Town or city33 ac
Not recorded538 ac
Conservation Easement · 612 acUnknown Easement · 445 acLocal Resource Management Area · 400 acLocal Other or Unknown · 118 acPrivate Conservation · 14 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 325 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 27 of 36 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danville Town Forest Local Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 400 | Unknown |
| Hampstead Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 28 | Unknown |
| Parsonage Lot Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 20 | Unknown |
| White Rock Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 17 | Unknown |
| Rockrimmon Estates Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 13 | Unknown |
| Rock Rimmon Woods Private Conservation | Not recorded | 13 | Open |
| Frye Place Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 12 | Unknown |
| Bagley and Hoyt Parcel Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 12 | Unknown |
| Crestwood Estates Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 8 | Unknown |
| Rockingham Recreational Trail State Park | Not recorded | 6 | Open |
4 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
5 places to go in Danville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Danville
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Danville
Hoyt's Hill354 ft elevation
DirectionsPhilbrick Hill331 ft elevation
DirectionsCoburn Hill322 ft elevation
DirectionsRock Rimmon Hill308 ft elevation · In Rock Rimmon State Forest
DirectionsTrails & water
6 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.1 miUnpaved · 5.1 mi
Powerlines Trail1.8 mi
Powerline Trail0.7 mi
Heron Loop0.5 mi
Spofford Mill Trail0.4 mi
Rockingham Recreational Trail Fremont Branch0.3 mi
Sanborn0.1 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.
Rockingham Recreational Trail Fremont BranchBike route
0.3 miCourts & fields
2Baseball
1Soccer
1Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
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 Danville: 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 | 58 | 68 | 77 | 83 | 81 | 73 | 61 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 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 Danville →
Next door
Danville and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Danville
Where can I hike in Danville?
The longest trail networks: Danville Town Forest, 4.1 miles; Tucker and French Family Forest, 0.6 miles; Phyllis Massey Stafford Conservation Area, 0.4 miles; Francesca J. Springer Conservation Area, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Danville is conserved land?
12% 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 Danville’s trails?
Danville Town Forest and Tucker and French Family Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Danville?
13,293 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Danville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 51 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Danville have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #109 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 Danville 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 →