Skinner-Tinkham House · Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Barre
6% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Barre. 42 acres are parks and preserves, 22 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Barre have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Barre is ahead of 15% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Barre Town Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Oak Orchard Wildlife Management Area
22 conserved acres
under 1% of Barre’s land. Who manages Barre’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 18 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town Of Barre Land Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Unknown |
| Oak Orchard Wma State Resource Management Area | State conservation | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Barre
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Barre: 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 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 33 | 42 | 55 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 47 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.6 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Barre →
Barre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barre | under 1% | under 0.1 | 22 | 6% | C− |
| Albion | 3% | 0.3 | 40 | 69% | B |
| Oakfield | 12% | 0.4 | 3 | 61% | B− |
| Elba | under 1% | 0.1 | 5 | 28% | C− |
| Shelby | 19% | 0.1 | 6 | 56% | B− |
| Alabama | 33% | 0.5 | under 1 | under 1% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Barre
Where can I hike in Barre?
The longest trail networks: Barre Town Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Barre is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 5% for a New York town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Barre’s trails?
Barre Town Park and Oak Orchard Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Barre?
10,412 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Barre or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 43 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Barre have?
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Barre neighbors.
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 →