Camel's Hump State Park
Managed by Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
3,303 acres9.6 mi of trail
Catamount Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Fayston
27% of Fayston’s land is conserved: 6,335 acres
147 acres are parks and preserves, 110 per 1,000 residents. 42 miles of mapped trail cross Fayston, 1.2 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Camel's Hump State Park (9.6 mi), Huntington Gap Wildlife Manangement Area (1.5 mi).
Ahead of 79% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
27%
6,335 acres · of 36.5 sq mi of land
Trails
42 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
147 ac
110 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
2%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
3,661 ft
Stark Mountain
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Fayston?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fayston have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fayston is ahead of 79% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Fayston’s overall grade.
Conserved land27% of the land · typical VT town 14% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (42 mi) · VT 0.6 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land110 acres of park per 1,000 residents (147 acres) · VT 97 · U.S. 13AParks close to home2% 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 79%
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Vermont towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Fayston’s 27% is ahead of 90% of Vermont towns, while its trails per square mile lead 66% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A+. 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
The longest trail network is Camel's Hump State Park, with 9.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Huntington Gap Wildlife Manangement Area
Managed by Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife
191 acres1.5 mi of trail
Long TrailOld Fayston Rd/Huntington Gap Road (Class IV)Catamount Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Camels Hump State Forest
Managed by Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation
99 acres0.4 mi of trail
Long Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Green Mountain National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
12 acres0.1 mi of trail
Long Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
6,335 conserved acres
27% of Fayston’s land. Who manages Fayston’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits7,402 ac
State parks481 ac
State fish & wildlife48 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)48 ac
State conservation47 ac
U.S. Forest Service12 ac
Not recorded684 ac
Conservation Easement · 5,679 acAgricultural Easement · 1,184 acUnknown Easement · 1,116 acPrivate Conservation · 268 acState Conservation Area · 238 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5,640 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 18 of 114 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont Land Trust Private Conservation | Not recorded | 268 | Closed |
| Huntington Gap Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 238 | Open |
| Camels Hump State Forest State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 191 | Open |
| Fayston Gravel Pit Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 30 | Unknown |
| Green Mountain National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 12 | Open |
| Camels Hump State Park State Park | Not recorded | 5 | Open |
Things to do
10 places to go in Fayston
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Scenic views in Fayston
Orvis Lookout
DirectionsPlus 2 scenic views without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Fayston
Stark Mountain3,661 ft elevation
DirectionsBurnt Rock Mountain3,156 ft elevation
DirectionsHemlock Hill2,326 ft elevation · In Camel's Hump State Park
DirectionsPlus 4 peaks without a name on the map.
Trails & water
22 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.5 miHorses · 2.5 miUnpaved · 27.1 mi
Long Trail6.3 mi
Catamount Trail3.8 mi
Hedgehog Brook Trail2.4 mi
Catamount1.9 mi
Lower F.I.S.1.5 mi
Techie0.9 mi
Town Highway 250.7 mi
Jerusalem Trail0.7 mi
Enchanted Forest Trail0.6 mi
Ridgie0.5 mi
12 more trails
Maple Twist
0.4 miRace
0.3 miHarris Hill Connector
0.3 miFox
0.3 miPowerline
0.2 miOld Fayston Rd/Huntington Gap Road (Class IV)
0.2 miMisty Maple
0.2 miBassett Hill
0.2 miWitches Brew
0.2 miBitches Brew
0.2 miRidgie Drop Loop
0.2 miSwell Hill
0.1 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
14Tennis
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Fayston: May, August 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 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 24 | 27 | 36 | 48 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 53 | 41 | 30 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 74 °F). 5.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Fayston →
Next door
Fayston and its neighbors
Fayston has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayston | 27% | 1.2 | 110 | 2% | A− |
| Waitsfield | 16% | 0.8 | 13 | 18% | B |
| Duxbury | 42% | 0.7 | 7,174 | 38% | A |
| Warren | 36% | 1.0 | 116 | 11% | A− |
| Moretown | 11% | 0.2 | 10 | 36% | B− |
| Lincoln | 43% | 0.8 | 385 | 14% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fayston
Where can I hike in Fayston?
The longest trail networks: Camel's Hump State Park, 9.6 miles; Huntington Gap Wildlife Manangement Area, 1.5 miles; Camels Hump State Forest, 0.4 miles; Green Mountain National Forest, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Fayston is conserved land?
27% 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 Fayston’s trails?
Camel's Hump State Park and Huntington Gap Wildlife Manangement Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Fayston?
65,754 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fayston or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,191 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fayston have?
Ahead of 79% 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 Fayston 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 →