Bud Leavitt Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
2,468 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Garland
10% of Garland’s land is conserved: 2,491 acres
4.0 miles of mapped trail cross Garland, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
2,491 acres · of 37.7 sq mi of land
Trails
4.0 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,030 ft
Preble Hill
Lakes & rivers
4
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Garland?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Garland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Garland is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Garland’s overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4CPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% 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 18%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Garland. 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
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
2,491 conserved acres
10% of Garland’s land. Who manages Garland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife2,469 ac
Not recorded2,355 ac
State Conservation Area · 4,825 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 12 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Leavitt (Bull Hill) Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 2,469 | Restricted |
| Bud Leavitt Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 2,355 | Unknown |
Things to do
4 places to go in Garland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Garland
Garland Pond Boat Launch
DirectionsPeaks in Garland
Preble Hill1,030 ft elevation
DirectionsHigh Cut876 ft elevation · In Bud Leavitt Wildlife Management Area
DirectionsHatch Hill774 ft elevation · In Bud Leavitt Wildlife Management Area
DirectionsTrails & water
4 lakes & rivers
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).
Garland Grange HallBuilding · listed 1975
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Garland: 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) | 26 | 30 | 39 | 52 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 56 | 44 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 5.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Garland →
Next door
Garland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garland | 10% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Dexter | under 1% | 0.2 | 23 | 48% | C+ |
| Dover-Foxcroft | 7% | 0.2 | 20 | 44% | B− |
| Charleston | 14% | 0.1 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Exeter | under 1% | 0.2 | 5 | 7% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Garland
How much of Garland is conserved land?
10% 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 Garland’s trails?
Bud Leavitt Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Garland?
1,022 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Garland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Garland have?
Ahead of 18% 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 Garland 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 →