Photo: Greenmountainboy · CC BY-SA 3.037% of Shoreham’s land is conserved: 10,133 acres
4% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 7.5 miles of mapped trail cross Shoreham, 0.2 per square mile of land. 20 acres are parks and preserves, 16 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Shoreham?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Shoreham have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Shoreham is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds 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 Shoreham’s 37% is ahead of 96% of Vermont towns, while its trails per square mile lead 4% of them.
Water is 6% of Shoreham’s area (3 of 46 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 34%.
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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10,133 conserved acres
37% of Shoreham’s land. Water is left out: Shoreham has 43.2 square miles of land and 3.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Shoreham’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 9,922 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 162 of 417 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richville Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 349 | Restricted |
| Lapham's Bay Access State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 4 | Open |
| Larrabees Point Access State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 3 | Open |
12 places to go in Shoreham
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 playground without a name on the map.
Plus 2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail and 3 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.
8 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.
The best walking months in Shoreham: 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 42 | 57 | 69 | 78 | 83 | 80 | 73 | 59 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Shoreham →
Shoreham 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoreham | 37% | 0.2 | 16 | 4% | B− |
| Bridport | 41% | 0.2 | 303 | 10% | B+ |
| Orwell | 33% | 0.2 | 951 | 36% | A− |
| Cornwall | 22% | 0.6 | 1,455 | 23% | A− |
| Whiting | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Shoreham
How much of Shoreham is conserved land?
37% 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 Shoreham?
23,595 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Shoreham or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 29 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Shoreham have?
Ahead of 51% 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 Shoreham 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 →