Photo: Cinclemflt · CC BY-SA 3.0Anson has 20 miles of mapped trails, 0.4 for every square mile of land
12% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Anson?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Anson have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Anson is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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9 conserved acres
under 1% of Anson’s land. Who manages Anson’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 9 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
7 places to go in Anson
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
3 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
7.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Anson: May and July 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.1 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 30 | 39 | 52 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 57 | 44 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Anson →
Anson and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anson | under 1% | 0.4 | under 1 | 12% | D |
| Madison | 1% | 1.3 | 10 | 40% | B− |
| Embden | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| New Portland | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Industry | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| New Vineyard | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Starks | — 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 Anson
How much of Anson is conserved land?
under 1% of its land, against a typical 6% for a Maine town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Where can I bike in Anson?
7.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 7.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Anson?
349 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Anson or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Anson have?
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Anson 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 →