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Outdoors in Hollis

More than half of Hollis’ land is conserved: 87%

87% of Hollis’ land is conserved, about 36,217 acres. The biggest trail networks: Tongass National Forest (9.4 mi). 9.5 miles of mapped trail cross Hollis, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
87%
36,217 acres · of 65.1 sq mi of land
Trails
9.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

The longest trail network is Tongass National Forest, with 9.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Tongass National Forest

Managed by United States Forest Service
40,794 acres9.4 mi of trail
Maybeso Road TrailTwenty Mile Spur TrailHarris River Interp TrailHarris River Access Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead

Karta River Wilderness

Managed by United States Forest Service
13,823 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it

36,217 conserved acres

87% of Hollis’ land. Who manages Hollis’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service33,756 ac
State natural resources2,544 ac
National Forest · 33,756 acState Other or Unknown · 2,544 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Tongass National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service33,756Open
State Land Disposals - Other Than Municipal
State Other or Unknown
State natural resources1,396Unknown
State Patented
State Other or Unknown
State natural resources1,148Unknown
Things to do

9 places to go in Hollis

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Hollis
Granite MountainIn Karta River Wilderness
Directions
Harris PeakIn Tongass National Forest
Directions
Trails & water

4 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 4.7 mi
Maybeso Road Trail2.7 mi
Twenty Mile Spur Trail1.2 mi
Harris River Interp Trail0.5 mi
Harris River Access Trail0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Wolf LakeHarris RiverKarta River
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Wolf Creek Boatworks Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2025
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Hollis: June to August

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)7.79.511.614.116.217.516.915.012.610.38.27.1
High (°F)384043505763666559514238
Rain (in)8.25.56.35.13.54.15.37.08.612.110.59.1

May is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 66 °F). 12.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Hollis →

Questions about parks and trails in Hollis

Where can I hike in Hollis?

The longest trail networks: Tongass National Forest, 9.4 miles; Karta River Wilderness, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Hollis’ trails?

Tongass National Forest and Karta River Wilderness don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Hollis?

82,081 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hollis or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,777 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Hollis neighbors.

Town Square →
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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →