Plymouth Bog Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
1,499 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Springdale Farm · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Burnham
7% of Burnham’s land is conserved: 1,718 acres
5% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 22 miles of mapped trail cross Burnham, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
1,718 acres · of 38.9 sq mi of land
Trails
22 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Burnham have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Burnham is ahead of 32% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Burnham’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (22 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land0.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13DParks close to home5% 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 32%
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Water is 6% of Burnham’s area (2 of 41 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 7%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. 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.
Albert J. Sousa Preserve
Managed by Sebasticook Regional Land Trust
202 acres0.1 mi of trail
Snowmobile Unity Pond Pittsfield
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,718 conserved acres
7% of Burnham’s land. Water is left out: Burnham has 38.9 square miles of land and 2.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Burnham’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife1,499 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits413 ac
State Conservation Area · 1,499 acPrivate Conservation · 211 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 201 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth Bog Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,499 | Restricted |
| Sebasticook River Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 413 | Closed |
Trails & water
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Snowmobile Pittsfield Trail8.7 mi
Snowmobile Unity Pond Pittsfield6.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Springdale FarmDistrict · listed 2000
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Burnham: 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 31 | 40 | 53 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.7 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Burnham →
Next door
Burnham and its neighbors
Burnham has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnham | 7% | 0.6 | under 1 | 5% | C |
| Pittsfield | 1% | 0.9 | 24 | 52% | B |
| Clinton | 1% | 0.4 | 11 | 25% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Burnham
Where can I hike in Burnham?
The longest trail networks: Albert J. Sousa Preserve, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Burnham is conserved land?
7% 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 Burnham’s trails?
Plymouth Bog Wildlife Management Area and Albert J. Sousa Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Burnham?
965 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Burnham or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Burnham have?
Ahead of 32% 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 Burnham 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 →