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Wells River VT 5-26-26Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Wells River

Few parks or trails are on the map in Wells River

7% of Wells River’s land is conserved, about 82 acres. 21 acres are parks and preserves, 60 per 1,000 residents. 1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Wells River, 0.9 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
7%
82 acres · of 1.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.7 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
21 ac
60 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
69%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.3 mi paths
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

82 conserved acres

7% of Wells River’s land. Who manages Wells River’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits39 ac
State fish & wildlife12 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government2 ac
Not recorded36 ac
Conservation Easement · 48 acLocal Resource Management Area · 20 acState Other or Unknown · 16 acUnknown Easement · 6 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 46 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 6 of 11 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Wells River Village Forest
Local Resource Management Area
Not recorded20Unknown
Wells River Streambank
State Other or Unknown
Not recorded13Open
Former Montpelier and Wells River RR
State Other or Unknown
Not recorded2Open
Things to do

2 places to go in Wells River

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

Boat launches in Wells River
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Directions
Wells River
Directions
Biking & sports

0.3 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.3 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out

The best walking months in Wells River: 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)283241556877817972584533
Rain (in)2.32.02.42.93.33.84.23.93.24.12.72.9

February is the driest month (2.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.2 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Wells River →

Next door

Wells River and its neighbors

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Haverhill39 miBath35 miNewbury14 miRyegate5.2 miWoodsville2.5 miWells River1.7 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Wells River— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Newbury12%0.228421%B
Ryegate10%0.11,23316%B

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

Questions about parks and trails in Wells River

Where can I bike in Wells River?

0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Wells River?

19,295 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wells River or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 37 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Wells River neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →