Photo: Wayne Blanchard (VtWayne at en.wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 3.015% of Bellows Falls’ land is conserved: 133 acres
95% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 63 acres are parks and preserves, 22 per 1,000 residents. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Bellows Falls, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns · #22 of 71 in Vermont. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Bellows Falls?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Bellows Falls have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bellows Falls is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns, #22 of 71 in Vermont. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
Vermont towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Bellows Falls’ 15% is ahead of 57% of Vermont towns, while its trails per square mile lead 44% of them.
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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133 conserved acres
15% of Bellows Falls’ land. Who manages Bellows Falls’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 33 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 6 of 10 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellow Falls Recreation Area Local Park | Not recorded | 62 | Unknown |
| Bellow Falls Village Watershed Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 37 | Unknown |
1 places to go in Bellows Falls
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2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
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.
The best walking months in Bellows Falls: May and July 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 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 43 | 56 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.7 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Bellows Falls →
Bellows Falls 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellows Falls | 15% | 0.5 | 22 | 95% | A |
| Rockingham | 11% | 0.2 | 63 | 71% | B+ |
| Westminster | 13% | 0.6 | 99 | 11% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bellows Falls
How much of Bellows Falls is conserved land?
15% of its land, against a typical 14% for a Vermont town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Bellows Falls’ trails?
Hetty Green doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bellows Falls?
6,505 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bellows Falls or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 63 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bellows Falls have?
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #22 of 71 in Vermont. 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 Bellows Falls 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 →