Frenchville Community Park
Park
7 acres0.5 mi of trail
Snowmobile ITS 85
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Frenchville
Frenchville has 56 miles of mapped trails, 2.0 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Frenchville Community Park (0.5 mi). 24% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 9 acres are parks and preserves, 9.3 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
2 acres · of 28.5 sq mi of land
Trails
56 mi
2.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
9 ac
9.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
24%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,129 ft
Gagnon Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Frenchville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Frenchville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Frenchville is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Frenchville’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%DTrails2.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (56 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4APark land9.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (9 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home24% 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 35%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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 Frenchville Community Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Frenchville Heritage Park
Park
2 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
2 conserved acres
under 1% of Frenchville’s land. Who manages Frenchville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife2 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John River Boat Access Local Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 2 | Restricted |
Things to do
5 places to go in Frenchville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Frenchville
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Frenchville
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Frenchville
Gagnon Hill1,129 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 11.7 miUnpaved · 13.3 mi
Snowmobile ITS 8511.1 mi
Snowmobile ITS 810.8 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
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Frenchville Railroad Station and Water TankDistrict · listed 1995
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Frenchville: May and 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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 19 | 23 | 33 | 46 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 52 | 38 | 26 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
February is the driest month (2.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 4.4 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Frenchville →
Next door
Frenchville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frenchville | under 1% | 2.0 | 9 | 24% | C+ |
| St. Agatha | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Fort Kent | under 1% | 1.7 | 52 | 45% | B |
| Madawaska | under 1% | 1.6 | 15 | 51% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Frenchville
Where can I hike in Frenchville?
The longest trail networks: Frenchville Community Park, 0.5 miles; Frenchville Heritage Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Frenchville 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 Frenchville’s trails?
Frenchville Community Park and Frenchville Heritage Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Frenchville?
398 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Frenchville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Frenchville have?
Ahead of 35% 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 Frenchville 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 →