Martin Point Wildlife Reserve
Managed by Midcoast Conservancy
57 acres1.3 mi of trail
Spruce Woods Loop (blue)Muscongus Bay Loop (green)Crystal Pond Loop (yellow)
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Friendship
Friendship has 84 acres of parks, 69 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Martin Point Wildlife Reserve (1.3 mi). 19% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5% of Friendship’s land is conserved, about 482 acres.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
482 acres · of 14.1 sq mi of land
Trails
6.1 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
84 ac
69 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
19%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
184 ft
Delano Hill
Lakes & rivers
3
1 beach · 4 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Friendship have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Friendship is ahead of 59% 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 Friendship’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4BPark land69 acres of park per 1,000 residents (84 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home19% 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 59%
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Water is more than half of Friendship’s area (17 of 31 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. 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 Martin Point Wildlife Reserve, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Neds Point Preserve
Managed by Maine Coast Heritage Trust
117 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Alan E. Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
81 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Nelson Nature Preserve
Managed by Mid-Coast Audubon
61 acres
Dogs usually not allowed
No trailhead mapped yet
All 8 parks & preserves
Martin Point Wildlife Reserve57 acres · 1.3 mi of trail · Midcoast Conservancy
Neds Point Preserve117 acres · Maine Coast Heritage Trust
Alan E. Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area81 acres · Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Nelson Nature Preserve61 acres · Mid-Coast Audubon
Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge29 acres · United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Franklin Island National Wildlife Refuge17 acres · United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Schoolhouse Woods Preserve10 acres · Midcoast Conservancy
Goose River Peace Corps Preserve1 acres · Midcoast Conservancy
Who protects it
482 conserved acres
5% of Friendship’s land. Water is left out: Friendship has 14.1 square miles of land and 17.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Friendship’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits444 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service72 ac
State fish & wildlife63 ac
State parks3 ac
Not recorded106 ac
Conservation Easement · 180 acUnknown Easement · 157 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 145 acPrivate Conservation · 87 acState Conservation Area · 82 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 167 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 24 of 37 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Nature Preserve Private Conservation | Not recorded | 83 | Unknown |
| Neds Point, Friendship Long Island Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 75 | Closed |
| Friendship Long Island State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 64 | Unknown |
| Alan E. Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 63 | Closed |
| Franklin Island National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 35 | Restricted |
| Black Island Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 15 | Closed |
| Unknown Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 10 | Unknown |
| Harbor Island Private Conservation | Not recorded | 4 | Unknown |
| Long Ledge Unknown | State parks | 2 | Unknown |
| Goose River Corridor/Havener Pond Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
7 places to go in Friendship
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Friendship
Walker's Beach
DirectionsBoat launches in Friendship
Bradford Point Landing
DirectionsHatchet Cove Landing
DirectionsTimber Point Landing
DirectionsWadsworth Point Landing
DirectionsPeaks in Friendship
Delano Hill184 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Friendship
1 campground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
3 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Spruce Woods Loop (blue)0.8 mi
Muscongus Bay Loop (green)0.4 mi
Crystal Pond Loop (yellow)0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Friendship: 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 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
July is the driest month (3.2 in) and the warmest (highs of 75 °F). 5.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Friendship →
Next door
Friendship 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendship | 5% | 0.4 | 69 | 19% | B |
| Waldoboro | 9% | 0.2 | 23 | 19% | B− |
| Cushing | 4% | 0.2 | 83 | 36% | B− |
| St. George | 6% | 0.6 | 4 | 14% | C+ |
| Bremen | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bristol | 6% | 0.4 | 67 | 16% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Friendship
Where can I hike in Friendship?
The longest trail networks: Martin Point Wildlife Reserve, 1.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Friendship is conserved land?
5% 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 Friendship’s trails?
Martin Point Wildlife Reserve and Neds Point Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Friendship?
1,487 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Friendship or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 84 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Friendship have?
Ahead of 59% 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 Friendship 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 →