Roxbury State Forest
Managed by Vermont Fish & Wildlife
5,685 acres3.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Roxbury Fish Hatchery (Additional Documentation) · Photo: JMRDC · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Roxbury
Few parks or trails are on the map in Roxbury
The biggest trail networks: Roxbury State Forest (3.1 mi). 22% of Roxbury’s land is conserved, about 5,861 acres. 18 miles of mapped trail cross Roxbury, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
22%
5,861 acres · of 41.7 sq mi of land
Trails
18 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
3,045 ft
Rice Mountain
Lakes & rivers
2
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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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 Roxbury State Forest, with 3.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Green Mountain National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
5,861 conserved acres
22% of Roxbury’s land. Who manages Roxbury’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land107 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits15 ac
U.S. Forest Service3 ac
Not recorded5,744 ac
State Resource Management Area · 5,677 acConservation Easement · 115 acState Other or Unknown · 68 acAgricultural Easement · 7 acNational Forest · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 115 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 6 of 21 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roxbury State Forest State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 5,677 | Unknown |
| Roxbury Fish Culture Station State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 47 | Open |
| Bettis Pond State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 20 | Open |
| Green Mountain National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 3 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Roxbury
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Roxbury
Rice Mountain3,045 ft elevation · In Roxbury State Forest
DirectionsBelcher Hill2,283 ft elevation
DirectionsDrinkwater Hill2,070 ft elevation
DirectionsCram Hill1,768 ft elevation
DirectionsPlus 1 peak without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 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
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Roxbury Fish HatcheryDistrict · listed 1994
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Roxbury: May, August 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 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 29 | 38 | 51 | 64 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 43 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 4.8 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Roxbury →
Next door
Roxbury and its neighbors
Roxbury has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxbury | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Warren | 36% | 1.0 | 116 | 11% | A− |
| Braintree | 13% | 0.4 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| Brookfield | 6% | 0.1 | 673 | 13% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Roxbury
Where can I hike in Roxbury?
The longest trail networks: Roxbury State Forest, 3.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Roxbury’s trails?
Roxbury State Forest and Green Mountain National Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Roxbury?
45,415 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Roxbury or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4,556 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Roxbury 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 →