Jean Chamberlin South Conservation Area
Managed by Ammonoosuc Conservation Trust
26 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Woodsville
Few parks or trails are on the map in Woodsville
9% of Woodsville’s land is conserved, about 105 acres. 14 acres are parks and preserves, 9.6 per 1,000 residents. 2.5 miles of mapped trail cross Woodsville, 1.4 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
9%
105 acres · of 1.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.5 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
14 ac
9.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
66%
of residents within ½ mile
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.
Community Field
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
105 conserved acres
9% of Woodsville’s land. Who manages Woodsville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits172 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)76 ac
Conservation Easement · 99 acAgricultural Easement · 76 acUnknown Easement · 73 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 105 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
Trails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.1 mi
Ammonoosuc Rail Trail1.3 mi
Blackmount Rail Trail1.0 mi
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.
Cross New Hampshire Adventure TrailBike route
1.3 miAmmonoosuc Recreational TrailBike route
1.3 miBlackmount Rail TrailBike route
1 miCourts & fields
1Basketball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Woodsville: May and 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 32 | 41 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 72 | 58 | 45 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Woodsville →
Next door
Woodsville and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Woodsville
Are dogs allowed on Woodsville’s trails?
Jean Chamberlin South Conservation Area and Community Field don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Woodsville?
32,564 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Woodsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Woodsville 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 →