Pleasant Point Park
Managed by Town of Buxton
47 acres2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailheadWebsite ↗
Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Buxton
Buxton has 267 acres of parks, 31 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Pleasant Point Park (2 mi), Moses Woodman Preserve (1.5 mi), Town Farm Park (0.8 mi). 23% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 19 miles of mapped trail cross Buxton, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns · #76 of 143 in Maine. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
965 acres · of 40.5 sq mi of land
Trails
19 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
267 ac
31 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
23%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
5
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Buxton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Buxton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Buxton is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns, #76 of 143 in Maine. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Buxton’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (19 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4BPark land31 acres of park per 1,000 residents (267 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home23% of residents within a half mile of a park · ME 30% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 54%
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Maine towns of 2,500+ (143)Ahead of 47%
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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Pleasant Point Park, with 2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Moses Woodman Preserve
Managed by Saco Valley Land Trust
65 acres1.5 mi of trail
Red TrailYellow TrailBlue Trail
Dogs on leash
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Town Farm Park
Managed by Town of Buxton
171 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Estes Park
Managed by Town of Buxton
14 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 7 parks & preserves
Pleasant Point Park47 acres · 2 mi of trail · Town of Buxton
DirectionsMoses Woodman Preserve65 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · Saco Valley Land Trust
Town Farm Park171 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · Town of Buxton
DirectionsEstes Park14 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Town of Buxton
DirectionsCarroll Park5 acres · Town of Buxton
DirectionsWest Sky Conservation Easement1 acres · Presumpscot Regional Land Trust
Bonny Eagle Park1 acres · Town of Buxton
DirectionsWho protects it
965 conserved acres
4% of Buxton’s land. Who manages Buxton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits1,301 ac
Regional agency239 ac
State parks72 ac
Not recorded311 ac
Agricultural Easement · 779 acUnknown Easement · 521 acLocal Other or Unknown · 477 acState Park · 73 acState Other or Unknown · 72 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 652 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 18 of 23 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 239 | Unknown |
| Miscellaneous Municipal Lands Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 238 | Unknown |
| Salmon Falls State Other or Unknown | State parks | 145 | Closed |
Things to do
15 places to go in Buxton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Buxton
14 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Buxton
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
5 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.0 mi
Snowmobile ITS 898.2 mi
Red Trail0.7 mi
Yellow Trail0.4 mi
Stonewall Loop0.3 mi
Blue Trail0.3 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.
Courts & fields
7Baseball
3Soccer
3Multi-sport
2Tennis
1Equestrian
1Tracks
1Field hockey
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Buxton: 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 34 | 43 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 81 | 80 | 72 | 59 | 47 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
January is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 5.3 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Buxton →
Next door
Buxton and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Buxton
Where can I hike in Buxton?
The longest trail networks: Pleasant Point Park, 2 miles; Moses Woodman Preserve, 1.5 miles; Town Farm Park, 0.8 miles; Estes Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Buxton is conserved land?
4% 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 Buxton’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Moses Woodman Preserve (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Buxton?
3,856 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Buxton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 267 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Buxton have?
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #76 of 143 in Maine. 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 Buxton 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 →