Buffalo Park
Managed by Town of Tilton
56 acres1.2 mi of trail
Buffalo TrailBear TrailTurkey TrailDeer Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: AlexiusHoratius · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Tilton
Tilton has 11 miles of mapped trails, 1.0 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Buffalo Park (1.2 mi). 1% of Tilton’s land is conserved, about 99 acres. 61 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns · #118 of 126 in New Hampshire. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
99 acres · of 11.1 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
61 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
56%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Tilton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Tilton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tilton is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns, #118 of 126 in New Hampshire. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Tilton’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical NH town 19% · U.S. 4%CTrails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (11 mi) · NH 1.2 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (61 acres) · NH 44 · U.S. 13BParks close to home56% 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 55%
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New Hampshire towns of 2,500+ (126)Ahead of 6%
New Hampshire towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 19%; the U.S., 4%), so Tilton’s 1% is ahead of 0% of New Hampshire towns, while its trails per square mile lead 26% of them.
Water is 7% of Tilton’s area (1 of 12 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B+. 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 Buffalo Park, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lochmere Dam Site
Managed by DES - Water Resources Division
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Riverfront Park
Park
2 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
99 conserved acres
1% of Tilton’s land. Water is left out: Tilton has 11.1 square miles of land and 0.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Tilton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city211 ac
Other state land17 ac
Not recorded9 ac
Unknown Easement · 80 acConservation Easement · 79 acLocal Recreation Area · 52 acState Other or Unknown · 9 acPrivate Agricultural · 9 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 29 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 8 of 14 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Recreation Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 52 | Open |
| Lochmere Dam Site State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 9 | Unknown |
| Welch - Agricultural Preservation Restriction Private Agricultural | Other state land | 9 | Unknown |
Things to do
3 places to go in Tilton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Tilton
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Tilton
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
5 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 4.4 mi
Buffalo Trail0.4 mi
Bear Trail0.3 mi
Turkey Trail0.3 mi
Winnipesaukee River Trail0.1 mi
Deer 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.
Courts & fields
8Tennis
3Baseball
1Softball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 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 Tilton: 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 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 34 | 42 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 72 | 59 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.9 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Tilton →
Next door
Tilton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilton | 1% | 1.0 | 15 | 56% | B |
| Northfield | 3% | 1.7 | 75 | 42% | B+ |
| Belmont | 7% | 0.3 | 37 | 42% | B |
| Tilton Northfield | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Franklin | 22% | 1.9 | 21 | 63% | A |
| Sanbornton | 15% | 1.0 | 90 | 12% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Tilton
Where can I hike in Tilton?
The longest trail networks: Buffalo Park, 1.2 miles; Riverfront Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Tilton is conserved land?
1% 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 Tilton’s trails?
Buffalo Park and Lochmere Dam Site don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Tilton?
9,680 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tilton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 61 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Tilton have?
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #118 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 Tilton 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 →