1
Union Meadows Wildlife Management Area
Managed by NH Fish & Game
122 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Wakefield
Wakefield, NH parks, trails & bike paths
About 4.9% of Wakefield is conserved land, roughly 1,411 acres. There are about 18 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Wakefield, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Wakefield outdoors
Conserved land
4.9%
1,411 of 28,548 acres
Trails
18 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
10
261 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.3 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 1.3 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
Wakefield Town Forest
Managed by Town of Wakefield
46 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Wakefield Ballfields
Managed by Town of Wakefield
43 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Branch River Conservation Area
Managed by Moose Mountains Regional Greenways
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 10 parks & preserves
Wakefield Town Forest46 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Town of Wakefield
Union Meadows Wildlife Management Area122 acres · NH Fish & Game
Wakefield Ballfields43 acres · Town of Wakefield
Branch River Conservation Area18 acres · Moose Mountains Regional Greenways
Prentice Woods Preserve15 acres · Moose Mountains Regional Greenways
Turntable Park3 acres · Town of Wakefield
Middleton Town Forest2 acres · Town of Middleton
Association Park (PRIVATE)1 acres · BLPOA
Weeks Beach Park1 acres · Town of Wakefield
Garvin Park Playground1 acres · Town of Wakefield
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in Wakefield
Long Mountain1,112 ft elevation
Province Mountain1,089 ft elevation
Oak Hill1,083 ft elevation
Davis Hill1,063 ft elevation
Ballard Ridge1,024 ft elevation
Pray Hill997 ft elevation
Cooks Hill988 ft elevation
Copp Hill896 ft elevation
Perkins Hill774 ft elevation
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 9.7 mi
- Hall Terrace0.1 mi
- Gerard Terrace0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 16 places
Belleau LakereservoirBranch River ReservoirreservoirGreat East LakereservoirHorn PondreservoirLake IvanhoelakeLovell LakePine River PondProvince LakelakeSand PondpondStump Pondreservoir
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,411 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1,235 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 27 of 44 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 paths1.3 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball2
- Soccer1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Wakefield
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 2,092 acUnknown Easement 273 acLocal Other or Unknown 147 acPrivate Conservation 15 acState Other or Unknown 7 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| School Parcel - Rines RdLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 51 | Access unknown |
| Town ForestLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 45 | Access unknown |
| McLaughlinLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 30 | Access unknown |
| LaurionLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 21 | Access unknown |
| Prentice Woods PreservePrivate Conservation | Not recorded | 15 | Access unknown |
| Wolfeboro RailroadState Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 7 | Access unknown |
| Middleton Town ForestLocal Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 5 | Access unknown |
| Salmon Falls HeadwatersPrivate Recreation or Education | Private owners | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 37 places
Belleau Lake MemorialMemorial · 1963
Governor's RoadMonument
Wakefield VillageDistrict
A. Weeks CemeteryCemetery
Allen CemeteryCemetery
Allen CemeteryCemetery
Allen CemeteryCemetery
Burleigh CemeteryCemetery
Dow-Bancroft CemeteryCemetery
Dow-Weeks Family CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Wakefield and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Wakefield'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 29-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.