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Bellamy River Wildlife Management Area
Managed by NH Fish & Game
420 acres3.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Dover
Dover, NH parks, trails & bike paths
About 20% of Dover is conserved land, roughly 3,694 acres. There are about 33 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Bellamy River WMA (3.4 mi), Franklin-McElheny Preserve (1.1 mi), and Bellamy River Wildlife Sanctuary (1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Dover, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Dover outdoors
Conserved land
20%
3,694 of 18,476 acres
Trails
33 mi
1.1 mi per sq mi · 16 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
22
111 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
3.5 mi
1.2 mi lanes · 0.7 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.
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Franklin-McElheny Preserve
Managed by Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire
52 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Bellamy River Wildlife Sanctuary
Managed by Audubon Society of NH
38 acres1 mi of trail
Clement's Point TrailBellamy Trail
Dogs usually not allowedTypical for Audubon sanctuaries. Check posted rules
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Bellamy Park
Managed by City of Dover
34 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Garrison Hill Park
Managed by City of Dover
11 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 22 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 22 parks & preserves
Bellamy River Wildlife Management Area420 acres · 3.4 mi of trail · NH Fish & Game
Franklin-McElheny Preserve52 acres · 1.1 mi of trail · Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire
Bellamy River Wildlife Sanctuary38 acres · 1 mi of trail · Audubon Society of NH
Bellamy Park34 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · City of Dover
Garrison Hill Park11 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · City of Dover
Woodman Park10 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Guppey Park40 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Beckwith Ballfields6 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Dover Little League Fields5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Park Street Park1 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 Dover
Long Hill295 ft elevation
Garrison Hill292 ft elevation · In Garrison Hill Park
Blackwater Hill230 ft elevation
Mount Pleasant187 ft elevation
Pudding Hill180 ft elevation
Huckleberry Hill135 ft elevation
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 5.8 miUnpaved 10.4 mi
- Dover Community Trail2.6 mi
- Clement's Point Trail1.1 mi
- Cathy Schiro O'Brien Cross Country Running Trail0.1 mi
- Bellamy Trail0.1 mi
- Barbado's Pond remote fishing access0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
3,694 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1,829 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 269 of 368 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes1.2 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.7 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes1.6 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis19
- Baseball12
- Pickleball9
- Basketball6
- Soccer4
- Football4
- Equestrian3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Dover
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 2,519 acUnknown Easement 908 acState Conservation Area 522 acLocal Other or Unknown 372 acAgricultural Easement 361 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellamy River Wildlife Management Area - West - Lot 1State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 268 | Restricted |
| Tolend Road LandfillLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 131 | Access unknown |
| Ezra Green's FarmPrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 63 | Access unknown |
| Griffin WellWatershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 52 | Access unknown |
| Littleworth RoadLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 52 | Access unknown |
| City of PortsmouthWatershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 52 | Access unknown |
| Lower Cocheco RiverState Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 47 | Restricted |
| Smith WellWatershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 45 | Access unknown |
| Cotton WellLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 42 | Access unknown |
| Guppey Park Pool and ArenaLocal Park | Not recorded | 39 | Access unknown |
History
Historic places to visit
Dover Point CemeteryCemetery
First Settlers Burial GroundCemetery
Greek CemeteryCemetery
Pine Hill CemeteryCemetery
Saint Charles CemeteryCemetery
Saint Mary CemeteryCemetery
Saint Marys CemeteryCemetery
Torr CemeteryCemetery
Waldron CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Dover and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dover | 20% | 32.5 mi | 22 |
| Rollinsford | 19.1% | 9.6 mi | 5 |
| Eliot | 6.8% | 12.5 mi | 8 |
| South Berwick | 22.3% | 34.3 mi | 15 |
| Newington | 19.2% | 8.6 mi | 6 |
| Madbury | 27.3% | 30.3 mi | 16 |
| Somersworth | 11.9% | 13.9 mi | 9 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Dover'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 26.5-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.