New Canada Public Reserved Land
Nature preserve
1,014 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
–Not graded
Outdoors in New Canada
Few parks or trails are on the map in New Canada
6% of New Canada’s land is conserved, about 1,385 acres. 23 miles of mapped trail cross New Canada, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
6%
1,385 acres · of 35.8 sq mi of land
Trails
23 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
5
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Eagle Lake Public Reserved Land
Managed by Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,385 conserved acres
6% of New Canada’s land. Who manages New Canada’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks1,017 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits737 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 1,017 acUnknown Easement · 369 acAgricultural Easement · 352 acConservation Easement · 17 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 369 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. 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 by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Canada Local Other or Unknown | State parks | 1,014 | Closed |
| Eagle Lake Local Other or Unknown | State parks | 2 | Closed |
Trails & water
5 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in New Canada: May, August and 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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 19 | 23 | 33 | 46 | 61 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 51 | 38 | 25 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 4.5 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in New Canada →
Next door
New Canada and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Canada | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Wallagrass | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Fort Kent | under 1% | 1.7 | 52 | 45% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in New Canada
Are dogs allowed on New Canada’s trails?
New Canada Public Reserved Land and Eagle Lake Public Reserved Land don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near New Canada?
317 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Canada or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from New Canada 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 →