Deland Memorial Forest
Managed by New England Forestry Foundation
688 acres3.7 mi of trail
SweetHall PassBoneyardChandelier
Dogs allowed
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in New Boston
19% of New Boston’s land is conserved: 5,208 acres
447 acres are parks and preserves, 72 per 1,000 residents. 47 miles of mapped trail cross New Boston, 1.1 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Deland Memorial Forest (3.7 mi), Lydia Dodge Town Forest (3.2 mi), Woodland Associates Forest (2.1 mi).
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns · #68 of 126 in New Hampshire. What drives it
Conserved land
19%
5,208 acres · of 42.8 sq mi of land
Trails
47 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
447 ac
72 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
22%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.9 mi
3.9 mi paths
Highest peak
1,273 ft
Joe English Hill
Lakes & rivers
15
What kind of outdoors town is New Boston?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does New Boston have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, New Boston is ahead of 80% of U.S. towns, #68 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 New Boston’s overall grade.
Conserved land19% of the land · typical NH town 19% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (47 mi) · NH 1.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land72 acres of park per 1,000 residents (447 acres) · NH 44 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home22% 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 80%
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New Hampshire towns of 2,500+ (126)Ahead of 46%
New Hampshire towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 19%; the U.S., 4%), so New Boston’s 19% is ahead of 53% of New Hampshire towns, while its trails per square mile lead 38% 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 Deland Memorial Forest, with 3.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lydia Dodge Town Forest
Managed by New Boston Forestry Committee
242 acres3.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Woodland Associates Forest
Managed by Society for the Prot. of NH Forests
200 acres2.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Betsey Dodge Conservation Area
Managed by New Boston Conservation Commission
84 acres2.1 mi of trail
New Boston Recreational Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Saunders Pasture Conservation Area
Managed by New Boston Conservation Commission
72 acres1.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Frances Hildreth Townes Memorial Forest
Managed by New England Forestry Foundation
589 acres1.6 mi of trail
Ridge Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Sherburne Town Forest
Managed by New Boston Forestry Committee
60 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Skofield Conservation Area
Managed by New Boston Conservation Commission
39 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 28 parks & preserves
Deland Memorial Forest688 acres · 3.7 mi of trail · New England Forestry Foundation
Lydia Dodge Town Forest242 acres · 3.2 mi of trail · New Boston Forestry Committee
Woodland Associates Forest200 acres · 2.1 mi of trail · Society for the Prot. of NH Forests
Betsey Dodge Conservation Area84 acres · 2.1 mi of trail · New Boston Conservation Commission
Saunders Pasture Conservation Area72 acres · 1.7 mi of trail · New Boston Conservation Commission
Frances Hildreth Townes Memorial Forest589 acres · 1.6 mi of trail · New England Forestry Foundation
Sherburne Town Forest60 acres · 1 mi of trail · New Boston Forestry Committee
Skofield Conservation Area39 acres · 1 mi of trail · New Boston Conservation Commission
Mill Pond Conservation Area16 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · New Boston Conservation Commission
DirectionsBob Todd Town Forest58 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · New Boston Forestry Committee
Lang Station State Forest253 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands
DirectionsSiemeze Town Forest84 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · New Boston Forestry Committee
Colby Town Forest9 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · New Boston Forestry Committee
Tuthill Woodlands Preserve179 acres · Piscuataquog Land Conservancy
Kingsbury Timber - Moore Lot122 acres · Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
Gallerani Conservation Area81 acres · New Boston Conservation Commission
Bog Brook Preserve52 acres · New Boston Conservation Commission
George Thomas Wildlife Sanctuary44 acres · Piscuataquog Land Conservancy
Bunting Wildlife Sanctuary39 acres · Piscuataquog Land Conservancy
West Lull Conservation Area33 acres · New Boston Conservation Commission
New Boston Town Forest26 acres · New Boston Forestry Committee
Martin & Martha Colburn Meadow Preserve25 acres · Piscuataquog Land Conservancy
Lyndeboro Road Conservation Area - West20 acres · New Boston Conservation Commission
Lyndeboro Road Conservation Area - East16 acres · New Boston Conservation Commission
Follansbee Town Forest11 acres · New Boston Forestry Committee
Lamson Farm3 acres · Town of Mont Vernon
Kingsbury Timber / Butterfield-Smith Lot3 acres · Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
Dennison Pond Forest3 acres · New England Forestry Foundation
Who protects it
5,208 conserved acres
19% of New Boston’s land. Who manages New Boston’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits4,024 ac
Town or city441 ac
Other state land208 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)140 ac
Army Corps of Engineers122 ac
Other or Unknown Federal Land98 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government90 ac
Conservation Easement · 3,856 acPrivate Conservation · 1,409 acUnknown Easement · 607 acLocal Resource Management Area · 515 acLocal Other or Unknown · 316 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,717 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 154 of 167 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frances Hildreth Townes Forest Private Conservation | Not recorded | 574 | Unknown |
| New Boston Town Forest Local Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 515 | Unknown |
| Lang Station State Forest State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 237 | Unknown |
| Woodland Associates Forest Private Conservation | Not recorded | 185 | Unknown |
| King (Hunter) / N.F.T.I. Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 160 | Unknown |
| Kingsbury Timber Corp. - Moore Lot Private Conservation | Not recorded | 129 | Unknown |
| Deland Private Conservation | Not recorded | 123 | Unknown |
| Kingsbury Timber Corp. - Dodge Lot Private Conservation | Not recorded | 83 | Unknown |
| Sherburne Lot Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 61 | Unknown |
| West Lull Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 55 | Unknown |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
20 places to go in New Boston
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in New Boston
Old Coach Road PlaygroungIn Bob Todd Town Forest
DirectionsPlus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in New Boston
Joe English Hill1,273 ft elevation
DirectionsSouth Hill1,030 ft elevation
DirectionsStorey Hill1,007 ft elevation · In Frances Hildreth Townes Memorial Forest
DirectionsJohnny Hill909 ft elevation
DirectionsChestnut Hill869 ft elevation
DirectionsMeetinghouse Hill863 ft elevation
DirectionsHooper Hill814 ft elevation
DirectionsClark Hill784 ft elevation
Directions6 more peaks
Wilson Hill761 ft elevation
DirectionsCochran Hill751 ft elevation
DirectionsGriffin Hill682 ft elevation
DirectionsPinball Hill682 ft elevation
DirectionsBrowns Hill633 ft elevation
Directions256
DirectionsPlus 3 peaks without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in New Boston
Friendly Beaver CampgroundFee
DirectionsTrails & water
16 named trails and 15 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 26.6 miUnpaved · 43.4 mi
Mach Tacos1.1 mi
New Boston Recreational Trail1.1 mi
Boneyard0.8 mi
Sweet0.8 mi
Hall Pass0.8 mi
Loopy Lou's0.7 mi
Chandelier0.5 mi
East Lull Place0.4 mi
Loop Trail0.4 mi
Ridge Trail0.3 mi
6 more trails
Towne/Townes Field Access
0.3 miHeadstone
0.3 miEsker Trail
0.1 miGulch Trail
0.1 miBrians Loop
0.1 miLull Road (Inaccessible)
0.1 miBiking & sports
3.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in New Boston: 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) | 32 | 35 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.8 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in New Boston →
Next door
New Boston and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Boston | 19% | 1.1 | 72 | 22% | A− |
| Goffstown | 16% | 2.6 | 24 | 67% | A |
| Francestown | 33% | 2.0 | 226 | 27% | A |
| Bedford | 9% | 0.9 | 25 | 55% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in New Boston
Where can I hike in New Boston?
The longest trail networks: Deland Memorial Forest, 3.7 miles; Lydia Dodge Town Forest, 3.2 miles; Woodland Associates Forest, 2.1 miles; Betsey Dodge Conservation Area, 2.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of New Boston is conserved land?
19% 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 New Boston’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Deland Memorial Forest. For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in New Boston?
3.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near New Boston?
15,474 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Boston or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 447 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does New Boston have?
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #68 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 New Boston 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 →