Bangor Water Supply Lands
Managed by Bangor Water
1,379 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Clifton
Few parks or trails are on the map in Clifton
14% of Clifton’s land is conserved, about 3,188 acres. 12 miles of mapped trail cross Clifton, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
14%
3,188 acres · of 34.5 sq mi of land
Trails
12 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,148 ft
Peaked Mountain
Lakes & rivers
10
1 beach · 1 boat launch
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
3,188 conserved acres
14% of Clifton’s land. Who manages Clifton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits3,363 ac
Regional Water Districts1,345 ac
Not recorded4 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,672 acUnknown Easement · 1,534 acWatershed Protection Area · 1,345 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 157 acPrivate Conservation · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,682 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor Water District Lands Watershed Protection Area | Regional Water Districts | 1,345 | Closed |
| Eagle Bluff Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 157 | Closed |
| Fitts Pond Private Conservation | Not recorded | 4 | Unknown |
Things to do
12 places to go in Clifton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Clifton
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Swimming spots in Clifton
2 swimming spots without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Clifton
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Peaks in Clifton
Peaked Mountain1,148 ft elevation
DirectionsChick Hill889 ft elevation
DirectionsLittle Peaked Mountain853 ft elevation
DirectionsWoodchuck Hill817 ft elevation
DirectionsPisgah Mountain768 ft elevation · In Bangor Water Supply Lands
DirectionsRebel Hill659 ft elevation
DirectionsEagle Bluff512 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Clifton
Star Rock Campsite
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 10 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.5 mi
Fire Road 311.5 mi
Parks Pond Bluff Trail0.5 mi
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Clifton: 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 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 31 | 40 | 52 | 65 | 73 | 79 | 78 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 3.8 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Clifton →
Next door
Clifton and its neighbors
Clifton has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Clifton
Are dogs allowed on Clifton’s trails?
Bangor Water Supply Lands doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Clifton?
5,550 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clifton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Clifton 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 →