Crawford Field
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
DOutdoors
Outdoors in Exeter
Exeter has 8.2 miles of mapped trails, 0.2 for every square mile of land
7% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 5.4 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 38.6 sq mi of land
Trails
8.2 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
5.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
7%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi paths
Highest peak
581 ft
Eaton Hill
Lakes & rivers
3
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Exeter have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Exeter is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Exeter’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land5.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (6 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13CParks close to home7% of residents within a half mile of a park · ME 30% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 13%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Exeter. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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.
Things to do
3 places to go in Exeter
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Exeter
Eaton Hill581 ft elevation
DirectionsBragg Hill568 ft elevation
DirectionsBragg Hill495 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out
The best walking months in Exeter: 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 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 30 | 39 | 52 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Exeter →
Next door
Exeter and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Exeter
How much of Exeter 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 Exeter’s trails?
Crawford Field doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Exeter?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Exeter?
486 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Exeter or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Exeter have?
Ahead of 13% 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 Exeter 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 →