Photo: Tichnor Brothers, Publisher · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Carmel
1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Carmel. 1% of Carmel’s land is conserved, about 300 acres.
Ahead of 7% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Carmel have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Carmel is ahead of 7% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
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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300 conserved acres
1% of Carmel’s land. Who manages Carmel’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 300 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
1 places to go in Carmel
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4 lakes & rivers
The best walking months in Carmel: 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 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 31 | 40 | 53 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 57 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.8 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Carmel →
Carmel and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Carmel
How much of Carmel is conserved land?
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.
Is there public land near Carmel?
746 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Carmel or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Carmel have?
Ahead of 7% 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 Carmel 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 →