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Outdoors in South Barre

Few parks or trails are on the map in South Barre

2 acres are parks and preserves, 1.7 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross South Barre, 0.1 per square mile of land. 56% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
2 acres · of 1.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
1.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
56%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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
Who protects it

2 conserved acres

under 1% of South Barre’s land. Who manages South Barre’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city2 ac
Local Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
South Barre Park
Local Park
Town or city2Open
Things to do

1 places to go in South Barre

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

Playgrounds in South Barre

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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When to get out

The best walking months in South Barre: 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)9.210.411.813.414.715.515.214.012.410.99.58.9
High (°F)273140536775797770574433
Rain (in)2.72.32.83.33.74.44.64.03.54.33.03.2

February is the driest month (2.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in South Barre →

Next door

South Barre and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
South Barre— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Graniteville— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Barre— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Barre3%1.3286%B

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in South Barre

Is there public land near South Barre?

16,332 acres of parks and open public land lie inside South Barre or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from South Barre 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 →