Photo: Redjar at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0West Rutland has 666 acres of parks, 297 for every 1,000 residents
14% of West Rutland’s land is conserved, about 1,638 acres. 18% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 8.3 miles of mapped trail cross West Rutland, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is West Rutland?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does West Rutland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West Rutland is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold 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 West Rutland’s 14% is ahead of 52% of Vermont towns, while its trails per square mile lead 34% 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
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1,638 conserved acres
14% of West Rutland’s land. Who manages West Rutland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 634 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 10 of 32 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Rutland State Forest State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 339 | Open |
| Whipple Hollow Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 217 | Open |
| Rutland Town Forest Local Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 185 | Unknown |
| West Rutland Town Forest Local Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 146 | Unknown |
| Twin Mountain Natural Area Private Conservation | Not recorded | 112 | Open |
| Blueberry Hill Matrix Block Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 112 | Closed |
| West Rutland Recreation Area Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Blueberry Hill Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 1 | Open |
5 places to go in West Rutland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Plus 1 peak without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
3 lakes & rivers
0.3 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.
4 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 West Rutland: 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 42 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 59 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.2 inches fall in August, the wettest month. The climate in West Rutland →
West Rutland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Rutland | 14% | 0.5 | 297 | 18% | B+ |
| Proctor | 16% | 0.8 | 117 | 20% | A− |
| Rutland | 3% | 0.7 | 87 | 32% | B |
| Ira | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Pittsford | 19% | 0.5 | 781 | 38% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in West Rutland
How much of West Rutland is conserved land?
14% 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.
Where can I bike in West Rutland?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near West Rutland?
48,412 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Rutland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,091 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does West Rutland have?
Ahead of 73% 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 West Rutland 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 →