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Second Congregational Church, East Douglas MAPhoto: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in East Douglas

Few parks or trails are on the map in East Douglas

1% of East Douglas’ land is conserved, about 23 acres. 10 acres are parks and preserves, 3.5 per 1,000 residents. 4.3 miles of mapped trail cross East Douglas, 1.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
23 acres · of 3.4 sq mi of land
Trails
4.3 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
3.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
35%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
5
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

1
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Soldiers Field

Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

23 conserved acres

1% of East Douglas’ land. Who manages East Douglas’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city10 ac
Not recorded13 ac
Watershed Protection Area · 13 acLocal Park · 10 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Town of Douglas
Watershed Protection Area
Not recorded13Unknown
Soldiers Field
Local Park
Town or city10Open
Things to do

5 places to go in East Douglas

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

Playgrounds in East Douglas

5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

1 named trail and 5 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.7 miHorses · 0.7 miUnpaved · 0.7 mi
Southern New England Trunkline Trail0.7 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Southern New England Trunkline TrailBike route
0.7 mi
Courts & fields
5Baseball
1Football
1Basketball
1Soccer

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in East Douglas: May to September

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)9.410.511.813.314.615.215.013.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)353846586977828073615140
Rain (in)3.93.44.64.53.64.43.84.14.15.14.14.7

February is the driest month (3.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in East Douglas →

Questions about parks and trails in East Douglas

Are dogs allowed on East Douglas’ trails?

Soldiers Field doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near East Douglas?

26,104 acres of parks and open public land lie inside East Douglas or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from East Douglas neighbors.

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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 →