New Portland Lions Fair
Park
27 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
New Portland Wire Bridge · Photo: Jet Lowe · Public domain–Not graded
Outdoors in New Portland
Few parks or trails are on the map in New Portland
28 acres are parks and preserves, 41 per 1,000 residents. 32 miles of mapped trail cross New Portland, 0.7 per square mile of land. 5% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land
1%
186 acres · of 43.9 sq mi of land
Trails
32 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
28 ac
41 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
5%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,109 ft
Millay Hill
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.
Who protects it
186 conserved acres
1% of New Portland’s land. Who manages New Portland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits139 ac
Not recorded116 ac
State Other or Unknown · 116 acAgricultural Easement · 70 acUnknown Easement · 70 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 70 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne H. Merrill Woodlot State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 116 | Unknown |
Things to do
5 places to go in New Portland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in New Portland
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in New Portland
Millay Hill1,109 ft elevation
DirectionsNew Portland Hill1,106 ft elevation
DirectionsStrickland Hill1,001 ft elevation
DirectionsBerry Hill669 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
5 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Snowmobile Kingfield Trail10.2 mi
Snowmobile Kingfield New Portland Connector8.2 mi
Snowmobile ITS 847.0 mi
Snowmobile Embden New Portland Connector0.9 mi
Herbert Lovejoy Place0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →1 place 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.
New Portland Wire BridgeStructure · listed 1970
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in New Portland: 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) | 9.1 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 29 | 38 | 51 | 65 | 73 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 56 | 43 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in New Portland →
Next door
New Portland 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 Portland | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Embden | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Anson | under 1% | 0.4 | under 1 | 12% | D |
| New Vineyard | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Kingfield | under 1% | 1.4 | 2 | 23% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in New Portland
Are dogs allowed on New Portland’s trails?
New Portland Lions Fair doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near New Portland?
1,159 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Portland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 28 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from New Portland 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 →