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B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Livermore Falls

Livermore Falls has 10 miles of mapped trails, 0.5 for every square mile of land

60 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Livermore Falls’ land is conserved, about 226 acres. 54% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns · #81 of 143 in Maine. What drives it

Conserved land
2%
226 acres · of 19.7 sq mi of land
Trails
10 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
60 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
54%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,112 ft
Moose Hill
Lakes & rivers
6
Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Livermore Falls have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Livermore Falls is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns, #81 of 143 in Maine. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.

B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Livermore Falls’ overall grade.
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 52%
LessMore
Maine towns of 2,500+ (143)Ahead of 44%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B. 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.

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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.

Livermore Falls Recreation Park

Park
21 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Who protects it

226 conserved acres

2% of Livermore Falls’ land. Who manages Livermore Falls’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits384 ac
Regional agency32 ac
Not recorded32 ac
Agricultural Easement · 384 acLocal Other or Unknown · 65 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 192 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Miscellaneous Municipal Lands
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded32Unknown
Unknown
Local Other or Unknown
Regional agency32Unknown
Things to do

3 places to go in Livermore Falls

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Livermore Falls
Moose Hill1,112 ft elevation
Directions
Jug Hill741 ft elevation
Directions
Ford Hill653 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

2 named trails and 6 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Snowmobile ITS 878.2 mi
Whistle Stop Trail0.3 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.

Whistle Stop TrailBike route
0.3 mi
Courts & fields
4Baseball
2Tennis
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Lamb BlockBuilding · listed 2012
About it
Judson Record HouseBuilding · listed 2015
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Livermore Falls: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.8
High (°F)283140536674797871574533
Rain (in)3.32.93.74.13.74.73.83.83.65.24.34.2

February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Livermore Falls →

Next door

Livermore Falls and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Livermore Falls2%0.51954%B−
Livermore4%0.1912%C
Fayette6%0.7under 1under 1%C
Wayne4%0.3105%C+
Jay3%0.64135%B

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Livermore Falls

How much of Livermore Falls is conserved land?

2% 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 Livermore Falls’ trails?

Livermore Falls Recreation Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Livermore Falls?

1,705 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Livermore Falls or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 60 of them inside the town line.

How much outdoors does Livermore Falls have?

Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #81 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 Livermore Falls neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →