Morgan's Beach
Park
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
COutdoors
Outdoors in Enfield
Enfield has 6.0 miles of mapped trails, 0.2 for every square mile of land
23% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 22 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
19 acres · of 27.7 sq mi of land
Trails
6.0 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
22 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
23%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
528 ft
Grays Hill
Lakes & rivers
3
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Enfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Enfield is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Enfield’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (22 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13BParks 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 25%
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Water is 16% of Enfield’s area (5 of 33 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C. 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
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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.
Cole Athletic Field
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
James Blanch Community Playground
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
19 conserved acres
under 1% of Enfield’s land. Water is left out: Enfield has 27.7 square miles of land and 5.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Enfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks17 ac
State fish & wildlife2 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 17 acState Other or Unknown · 2 acPrivate Conservation · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Beach Cold Stream Pond Local Other or Unknown | State parks | 17 | Unknown |
| Enfield Headquarters State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 2 | Closed |
| Cold Stream/Ayers Brook Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
2 places to go in Enfield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Enfield
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Enfield
Grays Hill528 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Enfield: 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 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 30 | 39 | 52 | 65 | 74 | 80 | 79 | 70 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 4.7 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Enfield →
Next door
Enfield and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enfield | under 1% | 0.2 | 15 | 23% | C |
| Lowell | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Passadumkeag | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Enfield
How much of Enfield is conserved land?
under 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.
Are dogs allowed on Enfield’s trails?
Morgan's Beach and Cole Athletic Field don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Enfield?
45 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Enfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 22 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Enfield have?
Ahead of 25% 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 Enfield 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 →