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Outdoors in Maidstone

Few parks or trails are on the map in Maidstone

The biggest trail networks: West Mountain Wildlife Management Area (6 mi), Maidstone State Park (0.9 mi). 45% of Maidstone’s land is conserved, about 8,802 acres. 1,348 acres are parks and preserves, 5,594 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
45%
8,802 acres · of 30.7 sq mi of land
Trails
19 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,348 ac
5,594 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
45%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,060 ft
Stoneham Mountain
Lakes & rivers
5
2 beaches · 1 boat launch
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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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 West Mountain WMA, with 6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

West Mountain Wildlife Management Area

Nature preserve
5,242 acres6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Maidstone State Park

Managed by Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation
464 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗

Maidstone Bends Preserve

Managed by The Nature Conservancy
155 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dogs usually not allowed
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

8,802 conserved acres

45% of Maidstone’s land. Who manages Maidstone’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits11,784 ac
Joint4,460 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)423 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service194 ac
State conservation128 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government115 ac
Other state land84 ac
Conservation Easement · 13,887 acAgricultural Easement · 1,522 acUnknown Easement · 1,388 acState Conservation Area · 796 acState Resource Management Area · 432 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 7,209 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 8 of 76 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
West Mountain Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
Not recorded796Open
Maidstone State Forest
State Resource Management Area
Not recorded432Open
Maidstone Bends Natural Area
Conservation Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service265Open
Maidstone Bends
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits197Closed
Vermont Land Trust Covenant
Conservation Easement
Land trusts & nonprofits16Closed
Maidstone Lake Access
State Other or Unknown
Not recorded3Open
Things to do

11 places to go in Maidstone

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Maidstone
Stoneham Mountain2,060 ft elevation
Directions
Bear Mountain1,739 ft elevation
Directions
Hedgehog Mountain1,729 ft elevation
Directions
Lake Mountain1,719 ft elevation
Directions
Maidstone Hill1,496 ft elevation
Directions
Bald Mountain1,490 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

5 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Dutton PondMaidstone LakelakeStevens PondpondWest Mountain PondPaul Stream
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Maidstone State ParkDistrict · listed 2001
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Maidstone: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.8
High (°F)252837516574787669554231
Rain (in)3.02.42.83.34.14.64.64.33.94.53.33.5

February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Maidstone →

Next door

Maidstone and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Stratford111 miGranby32 miBrunswick25 miMaidstone19 miGuildhall13 miNorthumberland12 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Maidstone— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Brunswick— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Guildhall— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Granby— 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 Maidstone

Where can I hike in Maidstone?

The longest trail networks: West Mountain Wildlife Management Area, 6 miles; Maidstone State Park, 0.9 miles; Maidstone Bends Preserve, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Maidstone’s trails?

West Mountain Wildlife Management Area and Maidstone State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Maidstone?

63,538 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Maidstone or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4,193 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Maidstone 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 →