Cricket Hill Park and Trails
Park
53 acres3.3 mi of trail
Stream LoopDay 2 Loop
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Cricket Hill Trailhead
Lamoille County Courthouse · Photo: Redjar at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Hyde Park
Hyde Park has 477 acres of parks, 159 for every 1,000 residents
21% of Hyde Park’s land is conserved, about 5,046 acres. The biggest trail networks: Cricket Hill Park and Trails (3.3 mi). 36% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns · #35 of 71 in Vermont. What drives it
Conserved land
21%
5,046 acres · of 37.7 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
477 ac
159 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
36%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.3 mi
2.3 mi paths
Highest peak
1,880 ft
McKinstry Hill
Lakes & rivers
8
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Hyde Park?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hyde Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hyde Park is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns, #35 of 71 in Vermont. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hyde Park’s overall grade.
Conserved land21% of the land · typical VT town 14% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (16 mi) · VT 0.6 · U.S. 0.4BPark land159 acres of park per 1,000 residents (477 acres) · VT 97 · U.S. 13AParks close to home36% of residents within a half mile of a park · VT 38% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 78%
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Vermont towns of 2,500+ (71)Ahead of 51%
Vermont towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Hyde Park’s 21% is ahead of 76% of Vermont towns, while its trails per square mile lead 31% 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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The longest trail network is Cricket Hill Park and Trails, with 3.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hyde Park Baseball Fields
Managed by Hyde Park
22 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Moss Woods Nature Area
Managed by Hyde Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Lamoille Union Upper Athetics Field
Managed by Lamoille Union
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 8 parks & preserves
Cricket Hill Park and Trails53 acres · 3.3 mi of trail
DirectionsLamoille Union Lower Field South4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Hyde Park Baseball Fields22 acres · Hyde Park
Moss Woods Nature Area11 acres · Hyde Park
DirectionsLamoille Union Upper Athetics Field5 acres · Lamoille Union
Lamoille Union Lower Field North2 acres
Hyde Park Rail Trail Park1 acres · Hyde Park
DirectionsCourt House Green1 acres · Hyde Park
DirectionsWho protects it
5,046 conserved acres
21% of Hyde Park’s land. Who manages Hyde Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits5,934 ac
Joint3,621 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)471 ac
State parks160 ac
Not recorded297 ac
Conservation Easement · 8,315 acAgricultural Easement · 1,579 acState Park · 173 acForest Stewardship Easement · 161 acUnknown Easement · 129 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 4,862 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 30 of 94 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green River Reservoir State Park State Park | Not recorded | 173 | Open |
| Northern Green Mountains Linkage - MWL II Unknown | Not recorded | 118 | Open |
| Lamoille River Streambank State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 5 | Open |
| Atlas Timberlands Partnership Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 2 | Closed |
| Morristown Water and Light Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
38 places to go in Hyde Park
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Hyde Park
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Hyde Park
Green River Reservoir Boat LaunchFee
DirectionsPeaks in Hyde Park
McKinstry Hill1,880 ft elevation
DirectionsDavis Hill1,690 ft elevation
DirectionsUmbrella Hill1,663 ft elevation
DirectionsToothaker Hill1,385 ft elevation
DirectionsLower Diggings1,122 ft elevation
DirectionsPlus 1 peak without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Hyde Park
Campsite #12
DirectionsCampsite #9
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DirectionsOverflow Campsite 26
DirectionsS'more Family Fun Park
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 8 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Stream Loop0.9 mi
Day 2 Loop0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.3 mi
off-road bike paths
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Hyde Park: 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 | 43 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Hyde Park →
Next door
Hyde Park 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyde Park | 21% | 0.4 | 159 | 36% | A− |
| Morristown | 21% | 1.0 | 104 | 41% | A |
| Johnson | 26% | 0.5 | 197 | 57% | A |
| Wolcott | 14% | 0.2 | 322 | 16% | B |
| Eden | 48% | 0.6 | 421 | under 1% | A− |
| Craftsbury | 13% | 0.8 | 179 | 19% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hyde Park
Where can I hike in Hyde Park?
The longest trail networks: Cricket Hill Park and Trails, 3.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hyde Park is conserved land?
21% 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 Hyde Park’s trails?
Cricket Hill Park and Trails and Hyde Park Baseball Fields don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hyde Park?
2.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Hyde Park?
50,504 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hyde Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 484 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hyde Park have?
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #35 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 Hyde Park 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 →