Shiloh Pond Community Forest
Managed by High Peaks Alliance
198 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: ThePessimus · Public domainC−Outdoors
Outdoors in Kingfield
Kingfield has 59 miles of mapped trails, 1.4 for every square mile of land
2 acres are parks and preserves, 2.0 per 1,000 residents. 23% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
1 acre · of 43.1 sq mi of land
Trails
59 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
2.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
23%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,799 ft
Black Nubble
Lakes & rivers
5
What kind of outdoors town is Kingfield?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kingfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kingfield is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kingfield’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%DTrails1.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (59 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4APark land2.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home23% 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 24%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Kingfield. 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.
Crocker Mountain Public Reserved Land
Nature preserve
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Kingfield Town Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1 conserved acres
under 1% of Kingfield’s land. Who manages Kingfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks1 ac
Not recorded1 ac
State Other or Unknown · 1 acLocal Other or Unknown · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crocker Mtn State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
| Crocker Mountain Local Other or Unknown | State parks | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
4 places to go in Kingfield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Kingfield
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Kingfield
Black Nubble2,799 ft elevation
DirectionsVose Mountain1,962 ft elevation
DirectionsIra Mountain1,896 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
5 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Snowmobile ITS 115 Connector9.1 mi
Snowmobile Kingfield New Portland Connector4.2 mi
Snowmobile Salem Trail3.0 mi
Snowmobile Kingfield Trail2.6 mi
Snowmobile Kingfield Railroad Bed1.6 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
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Kingfield: 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 25 | 28 | 37 | 50 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 55 | 42 | 31 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 5.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Kingfield →
Next door
Kingfield and its neighbors
Kingfield has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingfield | under 1% | 1.4 | 2 | 23% | C− |
| Carrabassett Valley | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| New Portland | — 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 Kingfield
How much of Kingfield 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 Kingfield’s trails?
Shiloh Pond Community Forest and Crocker Mountain Public Reserved Land don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Kingfield?
7,217 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kingfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kingfield have?
Ahead of 24% 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 Kingfield 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 →