Windham Town Land
Managed by Windham Conservation Commission
145 acres7.2 mi of trail
Clyde Pond Singletrack LoopLook OutWindham HS XC TrailBlue Loop+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Clyde Pond Parking
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Windham
Windham has 49 miles of mapped trails, 1.8 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Windham Town Land (7.2 mi), Gage Conservation Lands (6 mi), Windham Town Forest (3.5 mi). 8% of Windham’s land is conserved, about 1,330 acres. 379 acres are parks and preserves, 24 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns · #83 of 126 in New Hampshire. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
1,330 acres · of 26.7 sq mi of land
Trails
49 mi
1.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
379 ac
24 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
40%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.3 mi
4.3 mi paths
Highest peak
476 ft
Jennys Hill
Lakes & rivers
9
1 beach · 1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Windham?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Windham have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Windham is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns, #83 of 126 in New Hampshire. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Windham’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical NH town 19% · U.S. 4%B+Trails1.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (49 mi) · NH 1.2 · U.S. 0.4APark land24 acres of park per 1,000 residents (379 acres) · NH 44 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home40% 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 76%
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New Hampshire towns of 2,500+ (126)Ahead of 34%
New Hampshire towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 19%; the U.S., 4%), so Windham’s 8% is ahead of 6% of New Hampshire towns, while its trails per square mile lead 85% 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 Windham Town Land, with 7.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Gage Conservation Lands
Managed by Town of Windham
134 acres6 mi of trail
Sheep's PaddockKnucklerBoy Scout LoopWindham HS XC Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Windham Town Forest
Managed by Windham Conservation Commission
423 acres3.5 mi of trail
Main Yellow Triangle Trail Windham Town ForestRed Square TrailOrange Circle Shovel TrailEnd of the line trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Windham Town Forest Trails Parking
Foster's Pond Natural Area
Managed by Windham Conservation Commission
179 acres3.2 mi of trail
Foster's Pond Loop TrailWindham Greenway
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Nashua Rd Court Parking
Campbell Farm
Managed by Windham Conservation Commission
61 acres1.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Deer Leap
Managed by Town of Windham
56 acres1.9 mi of trail
Deer Leep Main LoopYellow TrailBlue TrailTo Rock Pond+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
McIlvaine Town Forest
Managed by Windham Forestry Commission
202 acres1.5 mi of trail
McIlvaine Town Forest Loop Trail (Red Circle Markers)McIlvaine Town Forest Blue Marker TrailBayberry TrailWood Meadow Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 13 parks & preserves
Windham Town Land145 acres · 7.2 mi of trail · Windham Conservation Commission
DirectionsGage Conservation Lands134 acres · 6 mi of trail · Town of Windham
DirectionsWindham Town Forest423 acres · 3.5 mi of trail · Windham Conservation Commission
DirectionsFoster's Pond Natural Area179 acres · 3.2 mi of trail · Windham Conservation Commission
DirectionsCampbell Farm61 acres · 1.9 mi of trail · Windham Conservation Commission
DirectionsDeer Leap56 acres · 1.9 mi of trail · Town of Windham
DirectionsMcIlvaine Town Forest202 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · Windham Forestry Commission
Griffin Park36 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
DirectionsLandry Easement19 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsNashua Road Fields17 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsIngersoll Family Trust Conservation Easement36 acres
Rogers Fields5 acres
DirectionsTokanel Field3 acres
Who protects it
1,330 conserved acres
8% of Windham’s land. Who manages Windham’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits291 ac
Town or city162 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government27 ac
Not recorded1,093 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 727 acConservation Easement · 370 acLocal Resource Management Area · 272 acUnknown Easement · 78 acState Park · 48 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 239 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 45 of 55 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Bridge Road Forest Local Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 152 | Unknown |
| Foster's Pond Natural Area Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 149 | Unknown |
| Windham Town Forest Local Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 101 | Unknown |
| Mesiti Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 81 | Unknown |
| Stolarz Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 77 | Unknown |
| Lord Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 76 | Unknown |
| Campbell Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 60 | Unknown |
| Rockingham Recreational Trail State Park | Not recorded | 52 | Unknown |
| Griffin Park Local Park | Not recorded | 36 | Unknown |
| Covino Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 35 | Unknown |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
14 places to go in Windham
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Windham
Windham Town Beach
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Windham
Tot ParkIn Griffin Park
DirectionsWonderlandIn Rogers Fields
DirectionsPlus 6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Windham
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Windham
Jennys Hill476 ft elevation
DirectionsButterfield Rock446 ft elevation
DirectionsDeer Ledge259 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Windham
Windham Town Forest Tent PlatformsIn Windham Town Forest · Windham Conservation Commission
DirectionsTrails & water
25 named trails and 9 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 3.8 miHorses · 3.3 miUnpaved · 19.9 mi
Windham Greenway2.6 mi
Windham HS XC Trail2.6 mi
Clyde Pond Singletrack Loop2.4 mi
Jag2.1 mi
Sheep's Paddock1.8 mi
Main Yellow Triangle Trail Windham Town Forest1.6 mi
Knuckler1.3 mi
McIlvaine Town Forest Loop Trail (Red Circle Markers)1.3 mi
Foster's Pond Loop Trail1.2 mi
Gregg Preserve Trail0.9 mi
15 more trails
Curve Ball
0.9 miOrange Circle Summit Trail
0.9 miRed Square Trail
0.8 miScoop
0.8 miDeer Leep Main Loop
0.8 miLook Out
0.8 miRocky Pond Road Class 6
0.7 miBoy Scout Loop
0.7 miHighclere Trail
0.7 miBlue Loop
0.7 miSheepscape
0.6 miDiscovery Trail
0.6 miWayne Morris Trail
0.5 miBroken Goat
0.5 miPlay Ball
0.5 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Rockingham Recreational Trail Fremont BranchBike route
0.4 miCourts & fields
29Tennis
13Baseball
12Basketball
9Soccer
1Multi-sport
1Lacrosse
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 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Windham: 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) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 37 | 45 | 58 | 69 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 61 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.8 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Windham →
Next door
Windham and its neighbors
Windham has the second most mapped trails of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windham | 8% | 1.8 | 24 | 40% | A− |
| Londonderry | 15% | 1.6 | 13 | 28% | B+ |
| Hudson | 8% | 1.5 | 17 | 48% | B+ |
| Pelham | 12% | 1.8 | 55 | 56% | A |
| Salem | 10% | 0.5 | 6 | 48% | B− |
| Derry | 12% | 0.8 | 15 | 58% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Windham
Where can I hike in Windham?
The longest trail networks: Windham Town Land, 7.2 miles; Gage Conservation Lands, 6 miles; Windham Town Forest, 3.5 miles; Foster's Pond Natural Area, 3.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Windham is conserved land?
8% 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 Windham’s trails?
Windham Town Land and Gage Conservation Lands don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Windham?
4.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.3 of off-road paths. Named routes: Rockingham Recreational Trail Fremont Branch.
Is there public land near Windham?
17,373 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Windham or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 435 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Windham have?
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #83 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 Windham 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 →