Minot Community Park
Park
136 acres1.8 mi of trail
Minot Community Trails
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Minot
Minot has 137 acres of parks, 49 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Minot Community Park (1.8 mi). 10% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.7 miles of mapped trail cross Minot, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns · #116 of 143 in Maine. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
438 acres · of 29.6 sq mi of land
Trails
2.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
137 ac
49 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
10%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
919 ft
Mount Prospect
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Minot have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Minot is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns, #116 of 143 in Maine. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Minot’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4CPark land49 acres of park per 1,000 residents (137 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 35%
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Maine towns of 2,500+ (143)Ahead of 19%
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.
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 Minot Community Park, with 1.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
438 conserved acres
2% of Minot’s land. Who manages Minot’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency379 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits108 ac
Regional Water Districts2 ac
Not recorded382 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 758 acAgricultural Easement · 108 acWatershed Protection Area · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 55 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 6 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 381 | Unknown |
| Miscellaneous Municipal Lands Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 380 | Unknown |
| Lake Auburn Watershed Watershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 3 | Unknown |
Things to do
11 places to go in Minot
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Minot
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Minot
Mount Prospect919 ft elevation
DirectionsHersey Hill781 ft elevation
DirectionsGoff Ledge764 ft elevation
DirectionsBradbury Hill761 ft elevation
DirectionsWoodman Hill702 ft elevation
DirectionsPottle Hill650 ft elevation
DirectionsWoodward Mountain650 ft elevation
DirectionsShaw Hill640 ft elevation
Directions2 more peaks
Hodge Hill489 ft elevation · In Minot Community Park
DirectionsHawkes Hill381 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Minot Community Trails1.8 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
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Minot: 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 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 32 | 40 | 53 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 57 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.3 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Minot →
Next door
Minot 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minot | 2% | 0.1 | 49 | 10% | C+ |
| Mechanic Falls | 7% | under 0.1 | 7 | 41% | C |
| Poland | 6% | 1.0 | 197 | 13% | B+ |
| Auburn | 3% | 0.5 | 22 | 63% | B |
| Hebron | 8% | 0.9 | 6 | 1% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Minot
Where can I hike in Minot?
The longest trail networks: Minot Community Park, 1.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Minot 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 Minot’s trails?
Minot Community Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Minot?
3,260 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Minot or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 137 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Minot have?
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #116 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 Minot 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 →