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Outdoors in Quechee

Few parks or trails are on the map in Quechee

13% of Quechee’s land is conserved, about 157 acres. 90 acres are parks and preserves, 219 per 1,000 residents. 2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Quechee, 1.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
13%
157 acres · of 1.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
90 ac
219 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
83%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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
Who protects it

157 conserved acres

13% of Quechee’s land. Who manages Quechee’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State parks82 ac
Not recorded75 ac
Conservation Easement · 82 acState Park · 75 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 82 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Quechee State Park
State Park
Not recorded75Open
Things to do

5 places to go in Quechee

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

Playgrounds in Quechee
Adventure Playscape
Directions

Plus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

5 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 1.2 mi
Quechee Gorge Trail0.4 mi
Lingelbach Trail0.3 mi
Farrar Trail0.2 mi
Laughlin Trail0.2 mi
Ottauquechee Trail0.2 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
1Baseball
1Tennis

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Quechee: 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)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)303342566977818072594635
Rain (in)2.82.42.93.43.44.24.34.03.54.33.03.4

February is the driest month (2.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Quechee →

Questions about parks and trails in Quechee

Is there public land near Quechee?

13,021 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Quechee or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 90 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Quechee 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 →