Cross Cushing Preserve
Managed by Georges River Land Trust
32 acres1 mi of trail
Cross Cushing Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Olson House · Photo: Ryan Prescott · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Cushing
Cushing has 122 acres of parks, 83 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Cross Cushing Preserve (1 mi), Good Neighbors Park (0.5 mi). 3.2 miles of mapped trail cross Cushing, 0.2 per square mile of land. 36% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
545 acres · of 19.2 sq mi of land
Trails
3.2 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
122 ac
83 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
36%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Cushing?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cushing have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cushing is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cushing’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land83 acres of park per 1,000 residents (122 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to home36% 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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Water is 26% of Cushing’s area (7 of 26 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
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 Cross Cushing Preserve, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Langlais Art Preserve
Managed by Georges River Land Trust
92 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Pleasant Point Nature Preserve
Managed by Georges River Land Trust
73 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Cross Cushing Preserve32 acres · 1 mi of trail · Georges River Land Trust
Good Neighbors Park14 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsCushing Field2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Langlais Art Preserve92 acres · Georges River Land Trust
Pleasant Point Nature Preserve73 acres · Georges River Land Trust
Kevin's Landing3 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
545 conserved acres
4% of Cushing’s land. Water is left out: Cushing has 19.2 square miles of land and 6.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Cushing’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits405 ac
Not recorded302 ac
State Other or Unknown · 200 acConservation Easement · 161 acUnknown Easement · 161 acPrivate Conservation · 102 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 82 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 161 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 12 of 18 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Cushing State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 200 | Unknown |
| Langlais Sculpture Preserve Private Conservation | Not recorded | 102 | Unknown |
| Pleasant Point Nature Preserve Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 51 | Restricted |
| Cross-Cushing Nature Preserve Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 31 | Closed |
Things to do
1 places to go in Cushing
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Cushing
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Cross Cushing Trail1.0 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
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Cushing: 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 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
July is the driest month (3.2 in) and the warmest (highs of 74 °F). 5.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Cushing →
Next door
Cushing and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cushing | 4% | 0.2 | 83 | 36% | B− |
| Friendship | 5% | 0.4 | 69 | 19% | B |
| St. George | 6% | 0.6 | 4 | 14% | C+ |
| South Thomaston | 16% | 0.3 | 27 | 14% | B |
| Thomaston | 2% | 1.3 | 8 | 71% | B |
| Warren | 5% | 0.2 | 99 | 17% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cushing
Where can I hike in Cushing?
The longest trail networks: Cross Cushing Preserve, 1 miles; Good Neighbors Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cushing 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 Cushing’s trails?
Cross Cushing Preserve and Good Neighbors Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Cushing?
1,231 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cushing or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 122 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cushing have?
Ahead of 54% 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 Cushing 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 →