Town Conservation Land
Managed by Town of Sandown
162 acres1.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Sandown Old Meetinghouse · Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Sandown
13% of Sandown’s land is conserved: 1,141 acres
12 miles of mapped trail cross Sandown, 0.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Town Conservation Land (1.3 mi), Wells Village Town Forest (0.6 mi). 57 acres are parks and preserves, 8.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns · #107 of 126 in New Hampshire. What drives it
Conserved land
13%
1,141 acres · of 13.9 sq mi of land
Trails
12 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
57 ac
8.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
55%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
479 ft
Hoyt Hill
Lakes & rivers
7
What kind of outdoors town is Sandown?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sandown have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sandown is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns, #107 of 126 in New Hampshire. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sandown’s overall grade.
Conserved land13% of the land · typical NH town 19% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (12 mi) · NH 1.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land8.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (57 acres) · NH 44 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home55% of residents within a half mile of a park · NH 40% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 67%
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New Hampshire towns of 2,500+ (126)Ahead of 15%
New Hampshire towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 19%; the U.S., 4%), so Sandown’s 13% is ahead of 26% of New Hampshire towns, while its trails per square mile lead 18% 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 Town Conservation Land, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Wells Village Town Forest
Managed by Town of Sandown
106 acres0.6 mi of trail
sandown conservation trails
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Fremont Road Town Forest
Managed by Town of Sandown
221 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Roy L. Miller Recreational Fields
Park
14 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Town Conservation Land162 acres · 1.3 mi of trail · Town of Sandown
DirectionsWells Village Town Forest106 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · Town of Sandown
Roy L. Miller Recreational Fields14 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Fremont Road Town Forest221 acres · Town of Sandown
Community Garden9 acres · Town of Sandown
Edward C. Garvey Recreation Facility8 acres · Town of Sandown
Seeley Park & Beach2 acres · Town of Sandown
DirectionsWho protects it
1,141 conserved acres
13% of Sandown’s land. Who manages Sandown’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits546 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)274 ac
Other or Unknown Federal Land273 ac
Town or city204 ac
Regional agency36 ac
Not recorded438 ac
Conservation Easement · 929 acLocal Other or Unknown · 258 acUnknown Easement · 252 acPrivate Conservation · 152 acLocal Resource Management Area · 79 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 551 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 56 of 66 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoneford Parcel Private Conservation | Town or city | 120 | Unknown |
| Greenwood-Hooke Local Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 79 | Unknown |
| Rockingham Recreational Trail State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 52 | Unknown |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Not recorded | 38 | Open |
| Seeley Parcel Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 37 | Unknown |
| Morrison Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 23 | Unknown |
| Exeter River Parcels Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 20 | Unknown |
| Vokey Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 19 | Unknown |
| Dingman Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 17 | Unknown |
| Pine Acres Open Space Private Conservation | Town or city | 16 | Unknown |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
8 places to go in Sandown
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Sandown
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Sandown
Hoyt Hill479 ft elevation
DirectionsButman Hill472 ft elevation
DirectionsFrench Hill371 ft elevation
DirectionsChestnut Hill367 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails and 7 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 4.5 miHorses · 0.6 miUnpaved · 5.6 mi
Rockingham Recreational Trail Fremont Branch3.5 mi
sandown conservation trails0.2 mi
Lemyjoma Trail0.1 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
3.5 miCourts & fields
4Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 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 Sandown: 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 | 69 | 77 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 61 | 49 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.7 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Sandown →
Next door
Sandown and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Sandown
Where can I hike in Sandown?
The longest trail networks: Town Conservation Land, 1.3 miles; Wells Village Town Forest, 0.6 miles; Roy L. Miller Recreational Fields, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Sandown is conserved land?
13% 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 Sandown’s trails?
Town Conservation Land and Wells Village Town Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Sandown?
12,102 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sandown or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 57 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sandown have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #107 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 Sandown 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 →