Camden Hills State Park
Managed by Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
3,452 acres21.9 mi of trail
Forest Loop TrailMulti-Use TrailFrohock Mountain TrailRiver Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Lincolnville Center Meeting House · Photo: Anne Rainy Woods · CC BY-SA 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Lincolnville
Lincolnville has 3,571 acres of parks, 1,490 for every 1,000 residents
27% of Lincolnville’s land is conserved, about 6,455 acres. 32 miles of mapped trail cross Lincolnville, 0.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Camden Hills State Park (21.9 mi), Fernald's Neck Preserve (2.4 mi), Ducktrap River Preserve (1.9 mi).
Ahead of 89% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
27%
6,455 acres · of 37.3 sq mi of land
Trails
32 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
3,571 ac
1,490 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
40%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,086 ft
Bald Rock Mountain
Lakes & rivers
6
2 beaches · 2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Lincolnville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Room to roam1,490 acres of park per 1,000 residents; the typical U.S. town has 13.Land that stays wild27% of the land is conserved; a typical Maine town, 6%.A trail town0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, more than 77% of U.S. towns.History along the way3 places on the National Register.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lincolnville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lincolnville is ahead of 89% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lincolnville’s overall grade.
Conserved land27% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (32 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land1,490 acres of park per 1,000 residents (3,571 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home40% 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 89%
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Water is 14% of Lincolnville’s area (6 of 44 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 23%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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 Camden Hills State Park, with 21.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Fernald's Neck Preserve
Managed by Coastal Mountains Land Trust
171 acres2.4 mi of trail
Blue TrailOrange TrailRed TrailWhite Trail
No dogs
Directionsto the trailheadWebsite ↗
Ducktrap River Preserve
Managed by Coastal Mountains Land Trust
1,236 acres1.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Ducktrap Wildlife Preserve
Nature preserve
482 acres1.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 10 parks & preserves
Camden Hills State Park3,452 acres · 21.9 mi of trail · Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
DirectionsFernald's Neck Preserve171 acres · 2.4 mi of trail · Coastal Mountains Land Trust
DirectionsDucktrap River Preserve1,236 acres · 1.9 mi of trail · Coastal Mountains Land Trust
Ducktrap Wildlife Preserve482 acres · 1.3 mi of trail
Ducktrap River Wildlife Management Area219 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
Breezemere Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsMurray Preserve10 acres · Coastal Mountains Land Trust
State of Maine Land9 acres
Lincolnville Beach2 acres
DirectionsLincolnville Veterans Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
6,455 conserved acres
27% of Lincolnville’s land. Water is left out: Lincolnville has 37.3 square miles of land and 6.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lincolnville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits5,596 ac
State parks3,447 ac
State fish & wildlife211 ac
Not recorded3,635 ac
State Park · 6,344 acConservation Easement · 3,304 acState Conservation Area · 1,376 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 888 acPrivate Conservation · 664 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 780 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 45 of 100 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camden Hills State Park State Park | State parks | 3,453 | Restricted |
| Camden Hills State Park | Not recorded | 2,882 | Unknown |
| Ducktrap Wildlife Preserve Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1,218 | Closed |
| Ducktrap River Preserve State Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1,119 | Restricted |
| Ducktrap River Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 211 | Closed |
| Fernald's Neck Preserve Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 171 | Closed |
| Ducktrap River State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 74 | Unknown |
| Unknown Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 49 | Restricted |
| Richards Wildlife Preserve Private Conservation | Not recorded | 34 | Unknown |
| Fernalds Neck Preserve Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 25 | Closed |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
16 places to go in Lincolnville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Lincolnville
Ducktrap Beach
DirectionsLincolnville BeachIn Lincolnville Beach
DirectionsBoat launches in Lincolnville
Norton Pond Boat Ramp
DirectionsPlus 1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Scenic views in Lincolnville
2 scenic views without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Lincolnville
Bald Rock Mountain1,086 ft elevation · In Camden Hills State Park
DirectionsMoody Mountain932 ft elevation
DirectionsCameron Mountain801 ft elevation · In Camden Hills State Park
DirectionsGarey Mountain784 ft elevation
DirectionsDerry Mountain758 ft elevation · In Camden Hills State Park
DirectionsDucktrap Mountain715 ft elevation · In Ducktrap Wildlife Preserve
DirectionsGould Hill614 ft elevation
DirectionsFrohock Mountain449 ft elevation · In Camden Hills State Park
Directions1 more peak
Pendleton Hill233 ft elevation
DirectionsPlus 1 peak without a name on the map.
Trails & water
16 named trails and 6 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 5.5 miHorses · 1.9 miUnpaved · 13.5 mi
Forest Loop Trail3.4 mi
Multi-Use Trail1.9 mi
Frohock Mountain Trail1.9 mi
River Trail1.7 mi
Turner Falls Trail1.7 mi
Cameron Mountain Trail1.7 mi
Blue Trail1.6 mi
Bald Rock Trail1.4 mi
Sky Blue Trail1.2 mi
Whitney Trail1.0 mi
6 more trails
TREES Trail
0.7 miOld Boundary Trail
0.4 miOrange Trail
0.3 miRed Trail
0.3 miNature Trail
0.3 miWhite Trail
0.2 miLakes & 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
3Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 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 Lincolnville: 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 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 71 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 5.0 |
August is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 5.5 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Lincolnville →
Next door
Lincolnville and its neighbors
Lincolnville has the second most mapped trails of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincolnville | 27% | 0.9 | 1,490 | 40% | A |
| Northport | 12% | 0.3 | 209 | 20% | B+ |
| Searsmont | 4% | 0.4 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Camden | 35% | 1.9 | 526 | 82% | A+ |
| Islesboro | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Hope | 4% | 0.1 | 10 | 16% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lincolnville
Where can I hike in Lincolnville?
The longest trail networks: Camden Hills State Park, 21.9 miles; Fernald's Neck Preserve, 2.4 miles; Ducktrap River Preserve, 1.9 miles; Ducktrap Wildlife Preserve, 1.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lincolnville is conserved land?
27% 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 Lincolnville’s trails?
Camden Hills State Park and Fernald's Neck Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lincolnville?
7,795 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lincolnville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,571 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lincolnville have?
Ahead of 89% 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 Lincolnville 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 →