Explore Burlington's Wild Places

Visitors of Arms Forest will find an extensive trail network lined with unusual plants, glimpses of deer and fox, and old farm roads shaded by rich canopies of centurion oaks.

The Ethan Allen Homestead is a hub of activity nestled in the Burlington Intervale near the New North End. The Burlington Wildways trail runs through expansive agricultural fields, floodplain forests, and wetlands.

Ethan Allen Park was one of the first public forest parks in the country and today remains a great place to go on a hike or bike ride. Woods filled with a variety of trees and the Ethan Allen Tower are situated along a ridge created by an ancient thrust fault.

The Intervale is an incredible collection of land containing 360 acres of floodplain forests, historic agricultural land used for organic food production, community gardens, and historical sites.

Leddy Park may be well known for its sports venues, but it also contains natural areas ranging from the beach on Lake Champlain to an upland forest. An informal network of trails allows explorers to hike through the less used and shadier portions of the park.

The northern half of Oakledge Park is all about the beaches, while the southern portion of the park is where forests grow, meadows are being restored as bird habitat, and spring ephemerals bloom.

Starr Farm Park, part of the historic Starr Farm is now a community space with community gardens, a playground and recreation fields, and sections of sand plain forests growing up above the shores of Lake Champlain.

Not long ago, the Urban Reserve was an industrial complex on Burlington’s waterfront. Today the Reserve is one of the most scenic spots to stop along the Burlington Greenway.