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Outdoors in Monhegan plantation

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Monhegan plantation

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Monhegan Wildlands (8.5 mi). 389 acres are parks and preserves, 3,239 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
under 1%
6 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
9.2 mi
10.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
389 ac
3,239 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
148 ft
White Head
Lakes & rivers
1
4 beaches

What kind of outdoors town is Monhegan plantation?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

A beach town4 named beaches on the map.
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

123
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 Monhegan Wildlands, with 8.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Monhegan Wildlands

Managed by Monhegan Associates
394 acres8.5 mi of trail
Cliff Trail (#1)Black Head Trail (#10)Cathedral Woods Trail (#11)Red Ribbon Trail (#9)+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trail signWebsite ↗

Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area

Managed by Maine Department of Marine Resources
22,327 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trail sign

Alan E. Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trail sign
Who protects it

6 conserved acres

under 1% of Monhegan plantation’s land. Water is left out: Monhegan plantation has 0.9 square miles of land and 47.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Monhegan plantation’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State fish & wildlife6 ac
Not recorded5 ac
State Conservation Area · 6 acState Other or Unknown · 3 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 2 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Alan E. Hutchinson Wildlife Management Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife6Closed
Duck Rocks
State Other or Unknown
Not recorded2Unknown
Eastern Duck Rocks
State Other or Unknown
Not recorded2Unknown
Smuttynose Island
Private Other or Unknown
Not recorded1Unknown
Things to do

9 places to go in Monhegan plantation

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

Beaches in Monhegan plantation
Ernie's Beach
Directions
Fish Beach
Directions
Pebble BeachIn Monhegan Wildlands
Directions
Swim Beach
Directions
Trails & water

17 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 6.6 mi
Cliff Trail (#1)3.3 mi
Black Head Trail (#10)0.6 mi
Cathedral Woods Trail (#11)0.5 mi
Red Ribbon Trail (#9)0.4 mi
Pebble Beach Trail (#14)0.4 mi
Alder Trail (#6)0.4 mi
Gull Cove Trail (#5)0.4 mi
#1A0.4 mi
Whitehead Trail (#7)0.3 mi
Underhill Trail (#3)0.3 mi
7 more trails
Fern Glen Trail (#17)
0.3 mi
Evergreen Trail (#15)
0.3 mi
Burnt Head (#4)
0.2 mi
Long Swamp Trail (#12)
0.2 mi
Maple Trail (#16)
0.2 mi
Station Hill Trail (#18)
0.2 mi
Lobster Cove Trail
0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Ice Pondpond
History along the way

4 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Monhegan Island Lighthouse and QuartersBuilding · listed 1980
About it
Influence, TheBuilding · listed 1983
About it
Rockwell Kent Cottage and StudioBuilding · listed 1992
About it
Manana Island Fog Signal StationDistrict · listed 2002
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Monhegan plantation: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.68.9
High (°F)353743516169747468594941
Rain (in)4.03.54.54.33.53.83.12.94.04.74.54.8

August is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 74 °F). 4.8 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Monhegan plantation →

Next door

Monhegan plantation and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

St. George15 miBristol15 miMonhegan plantation9.2 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Monhegan plantation— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
St. George6%0.6414%C+
Bristol6%0.46716%B

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

Questions about parks and trails in Monhegan plantation

Where can I hike in Monhegan plantation?

The longest trail networks: Monhegan Wildlands, 8.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Monhegan plantation’s trails?

Monhegan Wildlands and Monhegan Lobster Conservation Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Monhegan plantation?

395 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Monhegan plantation or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 389 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Monhegan plantation 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 →