Marble Mill Park
Managed by Swanton Village
5 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Swanton
Swanton has 13 acres of parks, 4.7 for every 1,000 residents
91% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Swanton’s land is conserved, about 10 acres. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Swanton, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
10 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
13 ac
4.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
91%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Swanton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Swanton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Swanton is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Swanton’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical VT town 14% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · VT 0.6 · U.S. 0.4BPark land4.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (13 acres) · VT 97 · U.S. 13CParks close to home91% of residents within a half mile of a park · VT 38% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 49%
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Vermont towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Swanton’s 2% is ahead of 0% of Vermont towns, while its trails per square mile lead 27% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
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 Marble Mill Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Village Green Park
Managed by Swanton Village
2 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
John Raleigh III Memorial Field
Managed by Swanton Village
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
10 conserved acres
2% of Swanton’s land. Who manages Swanton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city9 ac
Local Park · 9 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marble Mill Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Village Green Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Swanton Recreation Commission Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Swanton Fit & Healthy Path Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Swanton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Swanton
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Tennis
1Basketball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Swanton: 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 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 29 | 38 | 53 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Swanton →
Questions about parks and trails in Swanton
Where can I hike in Swanton?
The longest trail networks: Marble Mill Park, 0.1 miles; Village Green Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Swanton is conserved land?
2% 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 Swanton’s trails?
Marble Mill Park and Village Green Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Swanton?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Swanton?
5,763 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Swanton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Swanton have?
Ahead of 49% 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 Swanton 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 →