Willoughby Falls Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department
91 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Irasburg
Irasburg has 120 acres of parks, 87 for every 1,000 residents
12% of Irasburg’s land is conserved, about 3,040 acres. 3.8 miles of mapped trail cross Irasburg, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
12%
3,040 acres · of 40.3 sq mi of land
Trails
3.8 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
120 ac
87 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,535 ft
Allen Hill
Lakes & rivers
3
1 beach
What kind of outdoors town is Irasburg?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Irasburg have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Irasburg is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Irasburg’s overall grade.
Conserved land12% of the land · typical VT town 14% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · VT 0.6 · U.S. 0.4CPark land87 acres of park per 1,000 residents (120 acres) · VT 97 · U.S. 13AParks 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 50%
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Vermont towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Irasburg’s 12% is ahead of 41% of Vermont towns, while its trails per square mile lead 1% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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
3,040 conserved acres
12% of Irasburg’s land. Who manages Irasburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits4,464 ac
Other state land1,222 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)328 ac
State conservation114 ac
State fish & wildlife25 ac
Not recorded123 ac
Conservation Easement · 2,887 acAgricultural Easement · 1,867 acForest Stewardship Easement · 1,222 acUnknown Easement · 126 acState Conservation Area · 121 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,892 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 21 of 61 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willoughby Falls Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 147 | Open |
| Black River Streambank State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 27 | Open |
Things to do
9 places to go in Irasburg
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Irasburg
ROL Camp Beach
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Irasburg
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Irasburg
Allen Hill1,535 ft elevation
DirectionsButternut Hill1,512 ft elevation
DirectionsRound Hill1,296 ft elevation
DirectionsRevoir Hill1,138 ft elevation
DirectionsStony Hill1,001 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Irasburg
River of Life Camp
DirectionsTree Corners Family Campground
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.7 miHorses · 0.7 miUnpaved · 2.0 mi
Town Highway 240.7 mi
Town Highway 250.5 mi
Town Highway 170.2 mi
Lakes & 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
2Baseball
1Basketball
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 Irasburg: 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) | 9.1 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 25 | 28 | 37 | 51 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 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 July, the wettest month. The climate in Irasburg →
Next door
Irasburg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irasburg | 12% | 0.1 | 87 | under 1% | B− |
| Coventry | 19% | 0.2 | 2,023 | 58% | A− |
| Barton | 7% | 0.3 | 135 | 53% | B+ |
| Albany | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Lowell | — 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 Irasburg
How much of Irasburg is conserved land?
12% 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 Irasburg’s trails?
Willoughby Falls Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Irasburg?
20,087 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Irasburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 147 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Irasburg have?
Ahead of 50% 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 Irasburg 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 →