East Hill Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Vermont Fish & Wildlife
254 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Wolcott
Wolcott has 486 acres of parks, 322 for every 1,000 residents
14% of Wolcott’s land is conserved, about 3,566 acres. 16% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6.0 miles of mapped trail cross Wolcott, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
14%
3,566 acres · of 38.9 sq mi of land
Trails
6.0 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
486 ac
322 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
16%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
7.0 mi
7.0 mi paths
Highest peak
1,877 ft
The Ledges
Lakes & rivers
5
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Wolcott?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wolcott have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wolcott is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wolcott’s overall grade.
Conserved land14% of the land · typical VT town 14% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · VT 0.6 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land322 acres of park per 1,000 residents (486 acres) · VT 97 · U.S. 13AParks close to home16% of residents within a half mile of a park · VT 38% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 62%
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Vermont towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Wolcott’s 14% is ahead of 52% of Vermont towns, while its trails per square mile lead 1% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to A−. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Wolcott Field
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
3,566 conserved acres
14% of Wolcott’s land. Who manages Wolcott’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits3,856 ac
State fish & wildlife906 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)353 ac
Joint94 ac
State conservation92 ac
Not recorded1,024 ac
Conservation Easement · 2,751 acAgricultural Easement · 1,807 acUnknown Easement · 657 acState Other or Unknown · 254 acState Conservation Area · 254 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,434 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 51 of 180 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling College, Bear Swamp Conservation Easement | Land trusts & nonprofits | 260 | Unknown |
| East Hill Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 254 | Open |
| Green River Reservoir State Park State Park | Not recorded | 224 | Open |
| Wolcott Pond State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 179 | Open |
| Northern Green Mountains Linkage - MWL II Unknown | Not recorded | 161 | Open |
| Wolcott Research Forest Research or Educational Area | Not recorded | 131 | Unknown |
| Lamoille River Streambank State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 58 | Open |
| Wolcott Pond Dam State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 18 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Wolcott
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Wolcott
Wolcott PondIn Wolcott Pond Dam
DirectionsPlus 1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Wolcott
The Ledges1,877 ft elevation
DirectionsScribner Hill1,660 ft elevation
DirectionsTown Hill1,450 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
5 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
7.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
7.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Fisher Covered Railroad BridgeStructure · listed 1974
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Wolcott: 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 25 | 28 | 37 | 51 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 4.9 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Wolcott →
Next door
Wolcott and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolcott | 14% | 0.2 | 322 | 16% | B |
| Elmore | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Craftsbury | 13% | 0.8 | 179 | 19% | A− |
| Hyde Park | 21% | 0.4 | 159 | 36% | A− |
| Hardwick | 11% | 0.5 | 161 | 31% | B+ |
| Greensboro | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wolcott
How much of Wolcott 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.
Are dogs allowed on Wolcott’s trails?
East Hill Wildlife Management Area and Wolcott Pond Dam don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Wolcott?
7.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 7.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Wolcott?
30,338 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wolcott or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 748 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wolcott have?
Ahead of 62% 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 Wolcott 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 →