Bradford/Lagrange Public Reserved Land
Nature preserve
809 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Curtis, John B., Free Public Library · Photo: Jamie Dacyczyn · CC BY 2.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Bradford
9% of Bradford’s land is conserved: 2,410 acres
4.3 miles of mapped trail cross Bradford, 0.1 per square mile of land. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 6.1 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
2,410 acres · of 41.2 sq mi of land
Trails
4.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
6.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bradford have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bradford is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bradford’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4CPark land6.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (8 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13CParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · ME 30% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 26%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Alder Stream Wilderness Preserve
Managed by Northeast Wilderness Trust
22 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
2,410 conserved acres
9% of Bradford’s land. Who manages Bradford’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits3,186 ac
State parks808 ac
Not recorded820 ac
Agricultural Easement · 1,582 acUnknown Easement · 1,582 acState Other or Unknown · 811 acLocal Other or Unknown · 808 acConservation Easement · 14 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,583 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 13 of 26 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford/Lagrange State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1,619 | Unknown |
| Alder Stream Project - NWT Lands Private Conservation | Not recorded | 9 | Unknown |
| Alder Stream Project - SWT Lands Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 7 | Closed |
Things to do
1 places to go in Bradford
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bradford
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
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.
Courts & fields
1Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Curtis, John B., Free Public LibraryBuilding · listed 1997
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Bradford: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 30 | 39 | 52 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Bradford →
Next door
Bradford and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford | 9% | 0.1 | 6 | under 1% | C |
| Charleston | 14% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Hudson | 2% | 0.3 | 6 | 2% | C− |
| Alton | — 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 Bradford
How much of Bradford is conserved land?
9% 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.
Are dogs allowed on Bradford’s trails?
Bradford/Lagrange Public Reserved Land and Alder Stream Wilderness Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bradford?
633 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bradford or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bradford have?
Ahead of 26% 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 Bradford 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 →