Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY 4.0Craftsbury has 242 acres of parks, 179 for every 1,000 residents
13% of Craftsbury’s land is conserved, about 3,228 acres. 31 miles of mapped trail cross Craftsbury, 0.8 per square mile of land. 19% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Craftsbury?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Craftsbury have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Craftsbury is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Vermont towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Craftsbury’s 13% is ahead of 44% of Vermont towns, while its trails per square mile lead 52% 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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
3,228 conserved acres
13% of Craftsbury’s land. Who manages Craftsbury’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,997 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 42 of 181 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas Timberlands Partnership Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 899 | Closed |
| Craftsbury Town Forest Local Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 196 | Unknown |
| Craftsbury Academy Woodlot Local Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 78 | Unknown |
| Coburn Hill Town Forest Local Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 39 | Unknown |
| Black River Streambank State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 18 | Open |
| Northern Appalachian - Acadian Ecoregion (Vt) Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 16 | Closed |
5 places to go in Craftsbury
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Plus 2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
25 named trails and 7 lakes & rivers
15 more trails
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Craftsbury: 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 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 25 | 28 | 38 | 51 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.8 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Craftsbury →
Craftsbury and its neighbors
Craftsbury has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craftsbury | 13% | 0.8 | 179 | 19% | A− |
| Wolcott | 14% | 0.2 | 322 | 16% | B |
| Albany | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Eden | 48% | 0.6 | 421 | under 1% | A− |
| Greensboro | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Hyde Park | 21% | 0.4 | 159 | 36% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Craftsbury
How much of Craftsbury is conserved land?
13% 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 Craftsbury’s trails?
Craftsbury Common Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Craftsbury?
21,737 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Craftsbury or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 260 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Craftsbury have?
Ahead of 76% 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 Craftsbury 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 →