Mason Bay Conservation Area
Managed by Pleasant River Wildlife Foundation
206 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Cara Fealy Choate (w:Flickr user carabou) · CC BY 2.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Jonesport
8% of Jonesport’s land is conserved: 1,521 acres
6.0 miles of mapped trail cross Jonesport, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
1,521 acres · of 28.5 sq mi of land
Trails
6.0 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
200 ft
Gay Hill
Lakes & rivers
4
5 beaches · 1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Jonesport?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Jonesport have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Jonesport is ahead of 20% 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 Jonesport’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4C+Park 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 20%
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Water is more than half of Jonesport’s area (72 of 100 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Jonesport. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
94 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,521 conserved acres
8% of Jonesport’s land. Water is left out: Jonesport has 28.5 square miles of land and 71.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Jonesport’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits2,698 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service243 ac
State fish & wildlife30 ac
State parks12 ac
Not recorded20 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,852 acPrivate Conservation · 662 acNational Wildlife Refuge · 243 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 153 acState Conservation Area · 42 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 664 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 23 of 58 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steele Harbor Island Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 416 | Unknown |
| Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 243 | Restricted |
| Southwest Creek Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 70 | Restricted |
| Mark Island Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 37 | Unknown |
| Great Wass Island Macrosite, Mark Island Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 37 | Closed |
| Knight Island Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 28 | Unknown |
| GWI Macrosite, Knight Island Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 27 | Closed |
| Meadow Brook Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 26 | Restricted |
| Alan E. Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 26 | Closed |
| GWI Macrosite, Mistake Island Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 20 | Closed |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
14 places to go in Jonesport
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Jonesport
Ballast Island Ledge
DirectionsLittle Pond Beach
DirectionsPobblestone Cove
DirectionsRoque Island Ledge
DirectionsSandy River Beach
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Jonesport
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Jonesport
Chandler Bay Boat Access
DirectionsPeaks in Jonesport
Gay Hill200 ft elevation
DirectionsIkes Hill200 ft elevation
DirectionsSt. Roque200 ft elevation
DirectionsBlack Head10 ft elevation
DirectionsChannel Rock0 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Jonesport
Jonesport Campground
DirectionsMITA Campsite
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
2Tennis
2Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Jonesport: 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 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.3 |
August is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 74 °F). 5.5 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Jonesport →
Next door
Jonesport 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonesport | 8% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Addison | 12% | 0.2 | 2 | 5% | C |
| Jonesboro | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Machiasport | 19% | 0.4 | 40 | 29% | B+ |
| Beals | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Roque Bluffs | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Jonesport
How much of Jonesport is conserved land?
8% 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 Jonesport’s trails?
Mason Bay Conservation Area and Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Jonesport?
682 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jonesport or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Jonesport have?
Ahead of 20% 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 Jonesport 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 →