Fairground
Park
47 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Lyndon
Lyndon has 47 miles of mapped trails, 1.2 for every square mile of land
28% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Lyndon’s land is conserved, about 1,079 acres. 64 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #68 of 71 in Vermont. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
1,079 acres · of 39.3 sq mi of land
Trails
47 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
64 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
28%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,677 ft
Diamond Hill
Lakes & rivers
7
What kind of outdoors town is Lyndon?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lyndon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lyndon is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #68 of 71 in Vermont. Trail miles 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 Lyndon’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical VT town 14% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (47 mi) · VT 0.6 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (64 acres) · VT 97 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home28% 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 56%
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Vermont towns of 2,500+ (71)Ahead of 4%
Vermont towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Lyndon’s 4% is ahead of 9% of Vermont towns, while its trails per square mile lead 67% 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
1,079 conserved acres
4% of Lyndon’s land. Who manages Lyndon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits1,846 ac
Town or city16 ac
Not recorded120 ac
Conservation Easement · 906 acUnknown Easement · 645 acAgricultural Easement · 295 acState Resource Management Area · 70 acPrivate Conservation · 50 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 943 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 6 of 52 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndon State Forest State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 70 | Open |
| Passumpsic Valley Land Trust Private Conservation | Not recorded | 50 | Unknown |
| Powers Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Village Office Field Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
17 places to go in Lyndon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Lyndon
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Lyndon
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Lyndon
Diamond Hill1,677 ft elevation
DirectionsToot Hill1,621 ft elevation
DirectionsShonya Hill1,522 ft elevation
DirectionsPudding Hill1,512 ft elevation
DirectionsGraves Hill1,470 ft elevation
DirectionsCold Hill1,306 ft elevation
DirectionsPudding Hill1,250 ft elevation
DirectionsBemis Hill1,214 ft elevation
Directions3 more peaks
Vail Hill1,161 ft elevation
DirectionsProspect Hill1,096 ft elevation
DirectionsMinister Hill945 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Lyndon
Kingdom Campground
DirectionsMaple Brook Campground
DirectionsTrails & water
25 named trails and 7 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 29.1 miUnpaved · 30.3 mi
VAST Corridor 523.5 mi
VAST3.0 mi
Campfire Loop2.4 mi
VAST Corridor 531.9 mi
River Run1.4 mi
Beltway1.3 mi
Old Web's1.2 mi
Pudding Hill1.2 mi
Violet's Outback1.1 mi
Bill Magill1.0 mi
15 more trails
East Branch
0.9 miBurrington Bench
0.9 miBear Back
0.9 miFox Run
0.9 miWest Branch
0.8 miBurklyn
0.8 miWidow Maker
0.8 miEast Branch South
0.8 miHog Back
0.8 miConnector
0.8 miWest Bench
0.8 miHeaven's Bench
0.8 miRim
0.7 miSugarhouse Run
0.7 miKnob
0.7 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.
MTB Burke AreaBike route
25.3 miCourts & fields
6Tennis
4Baseball
4Soccer
3Basketball
3Skate park
2Pickleball
1Softball
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →10 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 6 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Old Schoolhouse BridgeStructure · listed 1971
About itBurklyn HallBuilding · listed 1973
About itBurrington Covered BridgeStructure · listed 1974
About itCentre Covered BridgeStructure · listed 1974
About itChamberlin Mill Covered BridgeStructure · listed 1974
About itBradley Covered BridgeStructure · listed 1977
About itDarling InnBuilding · listed 1980
About itRiversideBuilding · listed 1993
About itMathewson BlockBuilding · listed 1999
About itDistrict 6 School HouseBuilding · listed 2006
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Lyndon: 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) | 26 | 30 | 39 | 53 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 56 | 43 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Lyndon →
Next door
Lyndon and its neighbors
Lyndon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndon | 4% | 1.2 | 11 | 28% | B |
| Kirby | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Burke | 11% | 2.8 | 1,172 | 35% | A |
| St. Johnsbury | 3% | 0.3 | 32 | 61% | B |
| Wheelock | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Sutton | — 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 Lyndon
How much of Lyndon is conserved land?
4% 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 Lyndon’s trails?
Fairground and Powers Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lyndon?
44,903 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lyndon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 135 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lyndon have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #68 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 Lyndon 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 →