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Tarrywile Park
Nature preserve
554 acres9.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
Outdoors · Danbury
Danbury, CT parks, trails & bike paths
About 15% of Danbury is conserved land, roughly 4,165 acres. There are about 48 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Tarrywile Park (9.7 mi), Bear Mountain Reservation (4.6 mi), and Wooster Mountain State Park (4 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Danbury, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Danbury outdoors
Conserved land
15%
4,165 of 28,168 acres
Trails
48 mi
1.1 mi per sq mi · 30 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
25
48 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
10.0 mi
0.3 mi lanes · 0.5 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Bear Mountain Reservation
Nature preserve
239 acres4.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Wooster Mountain State Park
Managed by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
442 acres4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Farrington Woods
Managed by City of Danbury
187 acres1.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Farrington Woods Trailhead
5
Rogers Park
Park
73 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Drska Property
Nature preserve
26 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
7
Still River Greenway
Park
18 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
Bennett's Pond State Park
Park
13 acres0.3 mi of trail
Green Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
All 25 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 25 parks & preserves
Tarrywile Park554 acres · 9.7 mi of trail
Bear Mountain Reservation239 acres · 4.6 mi of trail
Wooster Mountain State Park442 acres · 4 mi of trail · Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Farrington Woods187 acres · 1.6 mi of trail · City of Danbury
Rogers Park73 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Drska Property26 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Still River Greenway18 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Bennett's Pond State Park13 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Lake Kenosia Park32 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Farrington Tract91 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in Danbury
Showing 1–10 of 14 peaks
Moses Mountain971 ft elevation · In Wooster Mountain State Park
Thomas Mountain938 ft elevation · In Tarrywile Park
Wooster Mountain902 ft elevation · In Wooster Mountain State Park
Spruce Mountain892 ft elevation · In Wooster Mountain State Park
Town Mountain866 ft elevation
Bear Mountain856 ft elevation · In Bear Mountain Reservation
Middle Mountain787 ft elevation · In Tarrywile Park
Mountain End659 ft elevation · In Tarrywile Park
Shelter Rock636 ft elevation
Beaver Brook Mountain587 ft elevation
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 0.7 miUnpaved 15.5 mi
- Bromson Private Trail0.3 mi
- Green Trail0.1 mi
- Eureka Lake Access0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 41 places
Back PondBeaver PondpondBoggs PondreservoirClapboard Ridge Pond No 1Clapboard Ridge Pond No 2Corner PondDickens PondpondDoyles PondEast Lake ReservoirreservoirEureka Lakereservoir
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
4,165 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 71 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 193 of 214 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.3 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.5 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes9.2 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis38
- Baseball21
- Soccer8
- Volleyball4
- Basketball4
- Football3
- Beach volleyball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Danbury
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 1,171 acWatershed Protection Area 886 acPrivate Conservation 792 acLocal Other or Unknown 761 acState Other or Unknown 282 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| UnknownState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1,737 | Access unknown |
| Tarrywile ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 715 | Access unknown |
| West Lake ReservoirWatershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 338 | Access unknown |
| Margerie ReservoirWatershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 224 | Access unknown |
| Wooster Mountain State Park Scenic ReserveState Park | State conservation | 192 | Open |
| Bear Mountain ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 160 | Access unknown |
| Eureka ReservoirWatershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 104 | Access unknown |
| Farmington WoodsLocal Park | Town or city | 89 | Open |
| East Lake ReservoirWatershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 86 | Access unknown |
| Harold P. and Isabelle T. Farrington ParkLocal Park | Not recorded | 80 | Access unknown |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 23 places
9-11 MemorialIn Elmwood Park · Memorial
Hearthstone CastleIn Tarrywile Park · Castle
Lions ClubIn Rogers Park · Monument
Main Street Historic DistrictDistrict
The Korean War MonumentIn Rogers Park · Monument
The Vietnam War MonumentIn Rogers Park · Monument
War MemorialIn Rogers Park · Monument
Cemetery (Laurel Lane)Cemetery
Cemetery (Long Ridge Road)Cemetery
Cemetery (Sheridan Street)Cemetery
Nearby
Danbury and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danbury | 14.8% | 47.5 mi | 25 |
| Bethel | 13.7% | 26.8 mi | 9 |
| New Fairfield | 12.5% | 12.4 mi | 10 |
| Ridgefield | 17.8% | 56.6 mi | 127 |
| Brookfield | 11.5% | 19.4 mi | 20 |
| Southeast | 10% | 18.8 mi | 7 |
| Redding | 29.6% | 75.6 mi | 46 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Danbury's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 26.9-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.