Photo: Mark Barry from Md, Vt, Ny. · CC BY 2.016% of North Bennington’s land is conserved: 193 acres
3.0 miles of mapped trail cross North Bennington, 1.6 per square mile of land. 36 acres are parks and preserves, 27 per 1,000 residents. 47% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 83% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is North Bennington?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does North Bennington have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, North Bennington is ahead of 83% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Vermont towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so North Bennington’s 16% is ahead of 61% of Vermont towns, while its trails per square mile lead 80% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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193 conserved acres
16% of North Bennington’s land. Who manages North Bennington’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 174 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 13 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
2 places to go in North Bennington
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
May is the best month for walking in North Bennington
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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 34 | 43 | 57 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.2 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in North Bennington →
Questions about parks and trails in North Bennington
How much of North Bennington is conserved land?
16% 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.
Is there public land near North Bennington?
40,245 acres of parks and open public land lie inside North Bennington or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 48 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does North Bennington have?
Ahead of 83% 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 North Bennington neighbors.
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 →