Crooked River Forest (Intervale)
Managed by Loon Echo Land Trust
334 acres0.5 mi of trail
Winter Snowshoe Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Harrison
Harrison has 141 acres of parks, 56 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Crooked River Forest (Intervale) (0.5 mi). 9% of Harrison’s land is conserved, about 1,815 acres. 10% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #70 of 143 in Maine. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
1,815 acres · of 33.2 sq mi of land
Trails
9.5 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
141 ac
56 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
10%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
892 ft
Summit Hill
Lakes & rivers
3
1 beach · 2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Harrison?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Harrison have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Harrison is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #70 of 143 in Maine. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Harrison’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land56 acres of park per 1,000 residents (141 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home10% 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 56%
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Maine towns of 2,500+ (143)Ahead of 51%
Water is 10% of Harrison’s area (4 of 37 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 8%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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 Crooked River Forest (Intervale), with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
RADR Recreation Complex
Park
134 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Crooked River Forest (Woodsum Brook)
Managed by Loon Echo Land Trust
63 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Crystal Lake Park
Managed by Town of Harrison
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
1,815 conserved acres
9% of Harrison’s land. Water is left out: Harrison has 33.2 square miles of land and 3.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Harrison’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits3,456 ac
Not recorded79 ac
Unknown Easement · 1,148 acConservation Easement · 978 acPrivate Conservation · 862 acAgricultural Easement · 372 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 140 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,218 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 11 of 28 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crooked River Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 376 | Restricted |
| Crooked River - Lelt Intervale Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 296 | Closed |
| Robie Meadow Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 102 | Restricted |
| Crooked River Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 80 | Restricted |
| Deer Hill Easement Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 45 | Closed |
| Maple Ridge Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 37 | Closed |
| Crooked River Expansion Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 37 | Restricted |
| Sylvan Woods State Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 35 | Closed |
| Moon Valley Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 29 | Closed |
Things to do
10 places to go in Harrison
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Harrison
Long Lake Beach
DirectionsBoat launches in Harrison
Harrison Boat Launch
DirectionsPlus 1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Harrison
Summit Hill892 ft elevation
DirectionsHobbs Hill735 ft elevation
DirectionsFogg Mountain715 ft elevation
DirectionsWhitney Hill640 ft elevation
DirectionsRandall Hill636 ft elevation
DirectionsTown Farm Hill594 ft elevation
DirectionsJohnson Mountain
DirectionsTrails & water
4 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Snowmobile ITS 896.2 mi
Fire Lane 81C0.7 mi
Winter Snowshoe Trail0.5 mi
Fire Lane 62D0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →3 places 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.
When to get out
The best walking months in Harrison: May and July 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) | 29 | 32 | 41 | 54 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 5.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Harrison →
Next door
Harrison and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Harrison
Where can I hike in Harrison?
The longest trail networks: Crooked River Forest (Intervale), 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Harrison is conserved land?
9% 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 Harrison’s trails?
Crooked River Forest (Intervale) and RADR Recreation Complex don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Harrison?
5,137 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Harrison or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 141 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Harrison have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #70 of 143 in Maine. 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 Harrison 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 →