Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Park
554 acres14.8 mi of trail
Mountain Road Carriage PathWest Ridge TrailOne Less Traveled TrailNorth Ridge Loop Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Photo: Jsbillin · CC BY-SA 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Woodstock
Woodstock has 855 acres of parks, 282 for every 1,000 residents
17% of Woodstock’s land is conserved, about 4,680 acres. 55 miles of mapped trail cross Woodstock, 1.3 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park (14.8 mi), Billings Park (3.1 mi), Coolidge State Forest (1.6 mi).
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns · #19 of 71 in Vermont. What drives it
Conserved land
17%
4,680 acres · of 44.1 sq mi of land
Trails
55 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
855 ac
282 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
36%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
25 mi
25 mi paths
Highest peak
2,461 ft
Long Hill
Lakes & rivers
6
What kind of outdoors town is Woodstock?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Room to roam282 acres of park per 1,000 residents; the typical U.S. town has 13.Land that stays wild17% of the land is conserved; a typical Vermont town, 14%.A trail town1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, more than 85% of U.S. towns.History along the way16 places on the National Register.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Woodstock have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Woodstock is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns, #19 of 71 in Vermont. 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 Woodstock’s overall grade.
Conserved land17% of the land · typical VT town 14% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (55 mi) · VT 0.6 · U.S. 0.4APark land282 acres of park per 1,000 residents (855 acres) · VT 97 · U.S. 13AParks close to home36% 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 87%
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Vermont towns of 2,500+ (71)Ahead of 74%
Vermont towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 14%; the U.S., 4%), so Woodstock’s 17% is ahead of 61% of Vermont towns, while its trails per square mile lead 69% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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
The longest trail network is Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, with 14.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Billings Park
Park
129 acres3.1 mi of trail
Faulkner TrailPrecipice TrailBillings TrailMount Tom Carriage Road Path+1
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Coolidge State Forest
Nature preserve
834 acres1.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Green Mountain National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
194 acres1.4 mi of trail
Appalachian Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Faulkner Park
Park
11 acres0.6 mi of trail
Faulkner Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 7 parks & preserves
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park554 acres · 14.8 mi of trail
DirectionsBillings Park129 acres · 3.1 mi of trail
Coolidge State Forest834 acres · 1.6 mi of trail
Green Mountain National Forest194 acres · 1.4 mi of trail · United States Forest Service
DirectionsFaulkner Park11 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
DirectionsThe Green1 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsVail Field3 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
4,680 conserved acres
17% of Woodstock’s land. Who manages Woodstock’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits4,460 ac
National Park Service1,343 ac
Other or Unknown Federal Land293 ac
U.S. Forest Service194 ac
Joint70 ac
Town or city3 ac
Not recorded1,274 ac
Conservation Easement · 2,550 acAgricultural Easement · 1,808 acState Resource Management Area · 834 acHistoric or Cultural Easement · 586 acHistoric or Cultural Area · 554 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2,580 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 81 of 219 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coolidge State Forest State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 834 | Open |
| Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Historic or Cultural Area | National Park Service | 554 | Restricted |
| Appalachian National Scenic Trail National Scenic or Historic Trail | National Park Service | 194 | Open |
| Green Mountain National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 194 | Open |
| Vermont Land Trust Private Conservation | Not recorded | 160 | Restricted |
| Billings Park Local Park | Not recorded | 127 | Unknown |
| Woodstock Town Forest Local Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 119 | Unknown |
| Mann Tradelands Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 77 | Closed |
| Mt. Peg Park Local Park | Not recorded | 30 | Unknown |
| Lincoln Bridge Access State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 4 | Open |
Things to do
19 places to go in Woodstock
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Woodstock
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Waterfalls in Woodstock
1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Woodstock
Lincoln Covered Bridge
DirectionsMt TomIn Billings Park
DirectionsPlus 2 scenic views without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Woodstock
Long Hill2,461 ft elevation
DirectionsOld Baldy Mountain2,405 ft elevation
DirectionsFletcher Hill1,919 ft elevation
DirectionsBaylies Hill1,660 ft elevation
DirectionsMeetinghouse Hill1,657 ft elevation
DirectionsDunham Hill1,644 ft elevation
DirectionsBiscuit Hill1,572 ft elevation
DirectionsBlake Hill1,421 ft elevation
Directions4 more peaks
Mount Tom1,342 ft elevation · In Billings Park
DirectionsHurricane Hill1,194 ft elevation
DirectionsGilbert Hill1,178 ft elevation
DirectionsMount Peg1,076 ft elevation
DirectionsCommunity gardens in Woodstock
1 community garden without a name on the map.
Trails & water
25 named trails and 6 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 3.5 miUnpaved · 8.7 mi
Appalachian Trail1.4 mi
Faulkner Trail1.4 mi
Mount Peg Trail1.3 mi
Trail of the Fallen Woman1.3 mi
Mountain Road Carriage Path1.2 mi
West Ridge Trail1.1 mi
Maple Trail1.0 mi
One Less Traveled Trail0.9 mi
Acer Loop Trail0.8 mi
Village Trail0.8 mi
15 more trails
North Ridge Loop Trail
0.8 miRed Pine Trail
0.7 miEasy Grade
0.7 miPogue Lakeside Trail
0.7 miKing Farm Loop Trail
0.7 miNorth Peak Trail
0.7 miMount Tom Carriage Road Path
0.6 miPrecipice Trail
0.6 miProsper Trail
0.6 miChase 4 Corners Trail
0.4 miStewardship Trail
0.4 miAshes Ashes Trail
0.4 miElm Lot Trail
0.4 miAlder patch
0.4 miLarch Trail
0.4 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
25 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
25 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
13Tennis
2Baseball
2Basketball
1Football
1Soccer
1Pickleball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →16 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 8 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Lincoln Covered BridgeStructure · listed 1973
About itSouth Woodstock Village Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1982
About itOwen Moon FarmBuilding · listed 1983
About itRev. George Daman HouseBuilding · listed 1989
About itWoodstock Warren Through Truss BridgeStructure · listed 1992
About itMarsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical ParkDistrict · listed 1992
About itKendron Brook BridgeStructure · listed 1992
About itWest Woodstock BridgeStructure · listed 1992
About itMarsh, Charles, Law OfficeBuilding · listed 1994
About itWales N. Johnson HouseBuilding · listed 1995
About itKing Farm, TheDistrict · listed 1997
About it4 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in Woodstock: 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 32 | 41 | 54 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.5 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Woodstock →
Next door
Woodstock and its neighbors
Woodstock has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodstock | 17% | 1.3 | 282 | 36% | A |
| Pomfret | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Hartland | 15% | 0.2 | 97 | 9% | B |
| Hartford | 7% | 1.3 | 60 | 51% | A− |
| Reading | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bridgewater | — 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 Woodstock
Where can I hike in Woodstock?
The longest trail networks: Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, 14.8 miles; Billings Park, 3.1 miles; Coolidge State Forest, 1.6 miles; Green Mountain National Forest, 1.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Woodstock is conserved land?
17% 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 Woodstock’s trails?
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park and Billings Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Woodstock?
25 miles of bike routes are on the map: 25 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Woodstock?
52,116 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Woodstock or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,912 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Woodstock have?
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #19 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 Woodstock 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 →