Glover Farm Wildlife Managment Area
Managed by NH Fish & Game
811 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Dummer
Few parks or trails are on the map in Dummer
6% of Dummer’s land is conserved, about 1,815 acres. 37 miles of mapped trail cross Dummer, 0.8 per square mile of land. 6% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land
6%
1,815 acres · of 48.0 sq mi of land
Trails
37 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Near a park
6%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,277 ft
Cow Mountain
Lakes & rivers
7
2 boat launches
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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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 Glover Farm Wildlife Managment Area, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bofinger Conservation Area
Managed by NH Fish & Game
59 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Milan Community Forest
Managed by Town of Milan
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,815 conserved acres
6% of Dummer’s land. Who manages Dummer’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits292 ac
Other or Unknown Federal Land269 ac
Other state land78 ac
State natural resources1 ac
Not recorded1,491 ac
Watershed Protection Area · 983 acState Other or Unknown · 450 acConservation Easement · 318 acUnknown Easement · 146 acForest Stewardship Easement · 140 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 324 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 9 of 13 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontook - Lease Area Watershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 1,024 | Unknown |
| Pontook Reservoir State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 409 | Unknown |
| Bofinger Conservation Area and BAA State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 58 | Unknown |
Things to do
10 places to go in Dummer
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Dummer
Boffinger Conservation Area Boat RampIn Bofinger Conservation Area
DirectionsPlus 1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Dummer
Cow Mountain2,277 ft elevation
DirectionsCummings Mountain2,037 ft elevation
DirectionsBickford Hill1,883 ft elevation
DirectionsDummer Hill1,821 ft elevation
DirectionsVeezey Hill1,759 ft elevation
DirectionsPond Hill1,739 ft elevation
DirectionsSugar Hill1,654 ft elevation
DirectionsHolt Hill1,424 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 7 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 21.7 mi
Cow Mountain Trail2.0 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Dummer: 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 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 29 | 38 | 51 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.5 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Dummer →
Next door
Dummer and its neighbors
Dummer has the most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dummer | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Stark | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Milan | 26% | 0.4 | 611 | 26% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Dummer
Where can I hike in Dummer?
The longest trail networks: Glover Farm Wildlife Managment Area, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Dummer’s trails?
Glover Farm Wildlife Managment Area and Bofinger Conservation Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Dummer?
85,168 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dummer or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Dummer 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 →