Proctor Town Forest
Managed by Town of Proctor
216 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Gorham Covered Bridge · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Proctor
Proctor has 210 acres of parks, 117 for every 1,000 residents
16% of Proctor’s land is conserved, about 788 acres. 6.2 miles of mapped trail cross Proctor, 0.8 per square mile of land. 20% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
16%
788 acres · of 7.4 sq mi of land
Trails
6.2 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
210 ac
117 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
20%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,427 ft
Pine Hill
Lakes & rivers
6
What kind of outdoors town is Proctor?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Proctor have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Proctor is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns. 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 Proctor’s overall grade.
Conserved land16% of the land · typical VT town 14% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · VT 0.6 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land117 acres of park per 1,000 residents (210 acres) · VT 97 · U.S. 13AParks close to home20% 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 conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Proctor’s 16% is ahead of 61% of Vermont towns, while its trails per square mile lead 55% 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
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
The longest trail network is Proctor Town Forest, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
788 conserved acres
16% of Proctor’s land. Who manages Proctor’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Federal Land57 ac
Not recorded758 ac
Local Resource Management Area · 758 acConservation Easement · 29 acUnknown Easement · 28 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 29 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proctor Library Forest Local Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 551 | Unknown |
| Proctor Town Forest Local Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 207 | Unknown |
Things to do
4 places to go in Proctor
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Proctor
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Waterfalls in Proctor
Otter Creek Falls
DirectionsPeaks in Proctor
Pine Hill1,427 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
6 lakes & rivers
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
4Baseball
2Basketball
2Tennis
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 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Proctor: 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 42 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Proctor →
Next door
Proctor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proctor | 16% | 0.8 | 117 | 20% | A− |
| Rutland | 3% | 0.7 | 87 | 32% | B |
| Pittsford | 19% | 0.5 | 781 | 38% | A− |
| West Rutland | 14% | 0.5 | 297 | 18% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Proctor
Where can I hike in Proctor?
The longest trail networks: Proctor Town Forest, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Proctor 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.
Are dogs allowed on Proctor’s trails?
Proctor Town Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Proctor?
60,709 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Proctor or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 210 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Proctor have?
Ahead of 78% 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 Proctor 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 →