Photo: Frank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Bangor
15 acres are parks and preserves, 25 per 1,000 residents. 1% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
10 conserved acres
under 1% of Bangor’s land. Who manages Bangor’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daugherty Hill Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 9 | Open |
2 places to go in Bangor
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
May is the best month for walking in Bangor
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 61 | 65 | 70 | 79 | 88 | 95 | 94 | 89 | 78 | 64 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 6.5 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 6.5 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bangor →
Bangor and its neighbors
Bangor has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Palermo | 2% | under 0.1 | 1 | 22% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bangor
Is there public land near Bangor?
28,855 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bangor or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bangor neighbors.
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 →