Giroux Furniture Company Building · Photo: Mfwills · CC BY-SA 3.06% of St. Albans’ land is conserved, and 96% of residents live within a half mile of a park
1.9 miles of mapped trail cross St. Albans, 1.0 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Taylor Park (0.6 mi). 23 acres are parks and preserves, 3.4 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns · #48 of 71 in Vermont. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is St. Albans?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does St. Albans have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, St. Albans is ahead of 70% of U.S. towns, #48 of 71 in Vermont. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Vermont towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so St. Albans’ 6% is ahead of 14% of Vermont towns, while its trails per square mile lead 57% 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Taylor Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Houghton Park
74 conserved acres
6% of St. Albans’ land. Who manages St. Albans’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 28 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Albans City Forest Local Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 25 | Unknown |
| Houghton Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Taylor Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Aldis Hill Park Local Park | Not recorded | 4 | Open |
| Barlow Street Playground Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
4 places to go in St. Albans
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 scenic view without a name on the map.
1 named trail
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.
10 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 St. Albans: 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) | 9.1 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 29 | 39 | 53 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 57 | 45 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.3 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in St. Albans →
Questions about parks and trails in St. Albans
Where can I hike in St. Albans?
The longest trail networks: Taylor Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of St. Albans is conserved land?
6% 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.
Are dogs allowed on St. Albans’ trails?
Taylor Park and Houghton Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near St. Albans?
4,555 acres of parks and open public land lie inside St. Albans or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does St. Albans have?
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #48 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 St. Albans 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 →