Victory State Forest
Nature preserve
164 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Concord
11% of Concord’s land is conserved: 3,725 acres
23 miles of mapped trail cross Concord, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
3,725 acres · of 51.3 sq mi of land
Trails
23 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,667 ft
Miles Mountain
Lakes & rivers
6
3 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Concord?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Concord have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Concord is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Concord’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical VT town 14% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (23 mi) · VT 0.6 · U.S. 0.4BPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · VT 97 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · VT 38% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 30%
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Vermont towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Concord’s 11% is ahead of 41% of Vermont towns, while its trails per square mile lead 34% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to B−. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
3,725 conserved acres
11% of Concord’s land. Who manages Concord’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits6,858 ac
Not recorded285 ac
Conservation Easement · 3,422 acUnknown Easement · 3,420 acState Resource Management Area · 170 acResearch or Educational Area · 108 acState Other or Unknown · 22 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,423 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victory State Forest State Resource Management Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 170 | Open |
| Concord Woods Research or Educational Area | Not recorded | 108 | Unknown |
| Miles Pond Dam State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 17 | Open |
| Moose River Access State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 3 | Open |
| Shadow Lake Access (Concord) State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 2 | Open |
| Vermont Land Trust Private Conservation | Not recorded | 2 | Closed |
Things to do
6 places to go in Concord
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Concord
Campers Lane
DirectionsPlus 2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Concord
Miles Mountain2,667 ft elevation
DirectionsGoudreault Hill2,031 ft elevation
DirectionsShaw Mountain1,811 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 6 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 7.2 mi
Town Highway 320.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Judge David Hibbard HomesteadDistrict · listed 1995
About itWhen to get out
September is the best month for walking in Concord
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 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 30 | 39 | 53 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 56 | 43 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Concord →
Next door
Concord and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concord | 11% | 0.4 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| Lunenburg | 5% | 0.5 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Waterford | 12% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Victory | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Kirby | — 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 Concord
How much of Concord is conserved land?
11% 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 Concord’s trails?
Victory State Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Concord?
29,396 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Concord or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 189 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Concord have?
Ahead of 30% 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 Concord 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 →