Manchester Waterworks
Managed by City of Manchester
32 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in South Hooksett
Few parks or trails are on the map in South Hooksett
1% of South Hooksett’s land is conserved, about 50 acres. 1 acre is park or preserve, 0.2 per 1,000 residents. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross South Hooksett, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
1%
50 acres · of 6.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
0.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
23%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Fraser Memorial Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
50 conserved acres
1% of South Hooksett’s land. Who manages South Hooksett’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city20 ac
Not recorded40 ac
Watershed Protection Area · 34 acConservation Easement · 10 acUnknown Easement · 10 acLocal Other or Unknown · 6 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 10 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Water Works Land Watershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 34 | Unknown |
| Land at 79 Whitehall Road Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 6 | Unknown |
Things to do
4 places to go in South Hooksett
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in South Hooksett
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
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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.
Courts & fields
7Tennis
4Basketball
3Baseball
2Beach volleyball
2Soccer
1Softball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in South Hooksett: 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 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 36 | 44 | 58 | 69 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.6 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in South Hooksett →
Next door
South Hooksett and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Hooksett | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Hooksett | 25% | 1.2 | 96 | 24% | A− |
| Manchester | 14% | 1.1 | 7 | 89% | A− |
| Auburn | 32% | 2.3 | 22 | 52% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in South Hooksett
Are dogs allowed on South Hooksett’s trails?
Manchester Waterworks and Fraser Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near South Hooksett?
18,044 acres of parks and open public land lie inside South Hooksett or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from South Hooksett 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 →