Canon School · Photo: Yolorose · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Brooks
34% of Brooks’ land is conserved, about 939 acres. 7.5 miles of mapped trail cross Brooks, 1.7 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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939 conserved acres
34% of Brooks’ land. Who manages Brooks’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 939 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Brooks: April and May
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 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 62 | 67 | 73 | 82 | 90 | 96 | 95 | 90 | 80 | 66 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 4.4 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.4 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Brooks →
Brooks and its neighbors
Brooks has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooks | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Tancred | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Brooks
Is there public land near Brooks?
12,625 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brooks or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Brooks 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 →