Outdoors · Litchfield

Litchfield, CT parks, trails & bike paths

About 22% of Litchfield is conserved land, roughly 195 acres. There are about 1.0 miles of mapped trails.

Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Litchfield, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.

At a glance

Litchfield outdoors

Conserved land
22%
195 of 873 acres
Trails
1.0 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
5
156 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.0 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

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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.
1

Litchfield Community Field

Park
10 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
2

White Memorial Foundation

Managed by White Memorial Foundation, Inc.
21 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3

White Memorial

Nature preserve
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trail sign
4

Litchfield Town Green

Park
4 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do

Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more

Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Litchfield
Unnamed playground in Litchfield Community Field
Directions
Unnamed playground
Directions
Unnamed playground
Directions
Who protects the land

195 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits
67 ac
Town or city
29 ac
Private owners
20 ac
Other state land
1 ac
Not recorded
119 ac

Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 58 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 29 of 34 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.

Biking & sports

Bike routes, courts & fields

  • Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
  • Off-road bike paths0.5 mi
  • Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi

Courts & fields

  • Tennis5
  • Baseball4
  • Basketball2
  • Soccer2

Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.

Public lands

The biggest protected places in Litchfield

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Unknown Easement 92 acPrivate Other or Unknown 66 acPrivate Conservation 29 acLocal Park 17 acLocal Conservation Area 14 ac
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
UnknownPrivate ConservationNot recorded74Access unknown
White Memorial Conservation Center, Inc.Private ConservationNot recorded21Access unknown
Prospect Mountain Conservation Trust (Plehn)Local Conservation AreaLand trusts & nonprofits14Open
Foreman Pierce Sports ComplexLocal Recreation AreaTown or city13Open
Litchfield Community FieldsLocal ParkTown or city11Open
Litchfield Town Green (2 Parcels)Local ParkTown or city6Open
Lt Bantam River PreserveUnknownNot recorded5Access unknown
History

Historic places to visit

Litchfield Historic DistrictDistrict
East CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about Litchfield'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 20-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.

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