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Beecher Falls VT 12-26-2025Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Beecher Falls

Few parks or trails are on the map in Beecher Falls

39% of Beecher Falls’ land is conserved, about 317 acres. 36 acres are parks and preserves, 531 per 1,000 residents. 2.6 miles of mapped trail cross Beecher Falls, 2.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
39%
317 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
2.6 mi
2.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
36 ac
531 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
81%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,165 ft
Beecher Hill
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
Who protects it

317 conserved acres

39% of Beecher Falls’ land. Who manages Beecher Falls’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits277 ac
Not recorded40 ac
Conservation Easement · 277 acLocal Resource Management Area · 33 acPrivate Conservation · 6 acState Other or Unknown · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 277 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 11 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Canaan Community Forest
Local Resource Management Area
Not recorded33Unknown
Washburn Family Forest
Private Conservation
Not recorded6Open
Beecher Falls Recreational Trail
State Other or Unknown
Not recorded1Unknown
Things to do

1 places to go in Beecher Falls

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Beecher Falls
Beecher Hill1,165 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 0.5 mi
Halls Stream Trail1.3 mi
Upper Coos Recreational Rail Trail0.5 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

The best walking months in Beecher Falls: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.110.311.813.414.815.615.314.112.510.99.58.8
High (°F)242736506472777568544130
Rain (in)3.22.62.83.44.04.74.34.33.74.23.33.6

February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Beecher Falls →

Next door

Beecher Falls and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Beecher Falls— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Canaan— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Beecher Falls

Is there public land near Beecher Falls?

3,730 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Beecher Falls or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 127 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Beecher Falls 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 →