Drews Lake Water Access
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
–Not graded
Outdoors in New Limerick
Few parks or trails are on the map in New Limerick
3% of New Limerick’s land is conserved, about 386 acres. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents. 3.9 miles of mapped trail cross New Limerick, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
3%
386 acres · of 18.4 sq mi of land
Trails
3.9 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
6 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
11
1 boat launch
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.
Who protects it
386 conserved acres
3% of New Limerick’s land. Water is left out: New Limerick has 18.4 square miles of land and 1.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages New Limerick’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)380 ac
State fish & wildlife3 ac
Not recorded2 ac
Conservation Easement · 380 acState Other or Unknown · 3 acState Park · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 380 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drews Lake State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 3 | Closed |
| Nickerson Lake State Park State Park | Not recorded | 2 | Unknown |
Things to do
1 places to go in New Limerick
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in New Limerick
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
11 lakes & rivers
When to get out
The best walking months in New Limerick: 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 23 | 26 | 36 | 50 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 68 | 55 | 41 | 29 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
February is the driest month (2.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 4.4 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in New Limerick →
Next door
New Limerick 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 Limerick | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Ludlow | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Houlton | under 1% | 0.6 | 7 | 55% | C+ |
| Linneus | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Smyrna | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Oakfield | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in New Limerick
Are dogs allowed on New Limerick’s trails?
Drews Lake Water Access doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near New Limerick?
81 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Limerick or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from New Limerick 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 →