Outdoor Recreation

• The Bradford Municipal Forest is a 584-acre forest owned by the Town of Bradford under management of the Water Board for its potential as a back-up water supply. Located in the towns of Fairlee and West Fairlee, this land has provided wildlife habitat and hunting, recreational and timber values.
• Wright's Mountain and Devil's Den comprise a 278-acre forest, with scenic overlooks, rare plants (including the maidenhair spleenwort fern and pale jewelweed), a two-room standup cave chamber and many well-marked trails.
• The Low-St. John Forest is a 79.3 acre forest on the east and west sides of I-91. The majority of the forest lies on Goshen Road, with year-round, unmarked trails and educational programs. Currently the forest is under siege of many invasive plants, including autumn olive, huckleberry, Japanese barberry, Norway maple and being managed for educational and wildlife purposes. There is no official access to the two parcels east of I-91, although it is a unique hardwood forest steeply sloped to the village.
• Ida Boch Park. This scenic park overlooks the Waits River falls at the south end of the village, adjacent to the library. It makes for a perfect picnic spot, or buy the Valley Quest II book and enjoy an educational Quest when the library opens. Parking is along South Main Street.
• Bandstand Park's focus is the gazebo, a place for strawberry shortcake, music or a family picnic in the shade or out of the rain. The views over to New Hampshire's White Mountains are wonderful on a clear day. Parking is located behind the park, towards the golf course.
• Elizabeth's Park. This wonderful community resource is privately owned, but made available to the community and offers a castle-style playground, swings and room to play games. A building provides bathrooms when open. Please respect this private property and do your best to leave it better than you found it. Located less than half a mile on Fairground Road from Route 5, parking is at the bottom of the driveway.
• The Oxbow Disc Golf course is becoming known throughout the region! Bring your discs anytime of year, except mud season when the course is closed to prevent damage. Located behind Oxbow High School on Route 5, with a sign out behind the gymnasium.
• Memorial Field, Bugbee Landing, and Depot Street Sanctuary. These three parcels make up the lands behind the Bradford Academy and offer tennis, ballfields, a boat launch, canoe campsite and great birding. In addition, this land continues to be used for the Connecticut Valley Fair and Whole Hog Music and BBQ Festival every summer. The land floods each spring as it is the confluence of the Waits and Connecticut Rivers.