Photo: The original uploader was Redjar at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 2.0Royalton has 243 acres of parks, 88 for every 1,000 residents
22% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5% of Royalton’s land is conserved, about 1,180 acres. 7.6 miles of mapped trail cross Royalton, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns · #69 of 71 in Vermont. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Royalton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Royalton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Royalton is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns, #69 of 71 in Vermont. Park acres per resident 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 Royalton’s 5% is ahead of 10% of Vermont towns, while its trails per square mile lead 4% 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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1,180 conserved acres
5% of Royalton’s land. Who manages Royalton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 905 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 24 of 59 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Royalton Town Forest Local Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 175 | Unknown |
| Royalton Town Forest Local Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 62 | Unknown |
| McIntosh Pond State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 33 | Open |
| White River Streambank State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 6 | Open |
17 places to go in Royalton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 3 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Plus 1 scenic view without a name on the map.
3 named trails and 6 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.
5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Royalton: 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) | 29 | 32 | 41 | 55 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 58 | 46 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Royalton →
Royalton and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royalton | 5% | 0.2 | 88 | 22% | B− |
| Barnard | 24% | 0.2 | 2,158 | 16% | B+ |
| Bethel | 6% | 0.1 | 290 | 43% | B |
| Tunbridge | 5% | 0.2 | 132 | 10% | B− |
| Sharon | 21% | 0.7 | 467 | 20% | A− |
| Randolph | 9% | 0.2 | 31 | 36% | B |
| Pomfret | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Strafford | 20% | 0.6 | 1,108 | 11% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Royalton
How much of Royalton is conserved land?
5% 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 Royalton?
26,275 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Royalton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 302 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Royalton have?
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #69 of 71 in Vermont. 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 Royalton 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 →