Dolittle Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Birchwood
95% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Birchwood
2% of Birchwood’s land is conserved, about 11 acres. 16 acres are parks and preserves, 36 per 1,000 residents. 1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Birchwood, 1.5 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
2%
11 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.6 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
16 ac
36 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
95%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach · 2 boat launches
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
11 conserved acres
2% of Birchwood’s land. Water is left out: Birchwood has 1.1 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Birchwood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources11 ac
State Park · 11 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscobia State Trail State Park | State natural resources | 11 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Birchwood
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Birchwood
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Birchwood
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Birchwood
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Birchwood
Doolittle Park CampgroundFee · In Dolittle Park
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.7 mi
Tuscobia State Trail1.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Tuscobia State TrailBike route
1.1 miCourts & fields
2Tennis
1Baseball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Birchwood
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 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 21 | 27 | 39 | 53 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 69 | 55 | 39 | 26 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
January is the driest month (1.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Birchwood →
Next door
Birchwood and its neighbors
Birchwood has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birchwood | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Edgewater | — 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 Birchwood
Are dogs allowed on Birchwood’s trails?
Dolittle Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Birchwood?
74,749 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Birchwood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Birchwood 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 →