Vernon S. Walker Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
2,319 acres6.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Newfield (Willowbrook) Historic District · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Newfield
12% of Newfield’s land is conserved: 2,563 acres
28 miles of mapped trail cross Newfield, 0.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Vernon S. Walker Wildlife Management Area (6.1 mi).
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
12%
2,563 acres · of 32.3 sq mi of land
Trails
28 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,142 ft
Province Mountain
Lakes & rivers
15
1 beach
What kind of outdoors town is Newfield?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Newfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Newfield is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Newfield’s overall grade.
Conserved land12% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (28 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · ME 30% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 35%
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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 Vernon S. Walker WMA, with 6.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hansen Pond Preserve
Nature preserve
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Waterboro Barrens Preserve
Nature preserve
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
2,563 conserved acres
12% of Newfield’s land. Who manages Newfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife2,314 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits472 ac
Not recorded1,698 ac
State Conservation Area · 4,012 acAgricultural Easement · 460 acPrivate Conservation · 11 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 231 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 8 of 28 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon S. Walker Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 4,007 | Restricted |
| Waterboro Barrens Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 11 | Closed |
| Vernon S. Walker Wildlife Management Area-Bergen State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 5 | Unknown |
| Symmes Pond State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
9 places to go in Newfield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Newfield
Newfield Public Beach
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Newfield
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Newfield
Province Mountain1,142 ft elevation
DirectionsMitchell Mountain968 ft elevation
DirectionsGile Mountain850 ft elevation
DirectionsBond Mountain823 ft elevation
DirectionsPicket Mountain817 ft elevation · In Vernon S. Walker Wildlife Management Area
DirectionsKnox Mountain774 ft elevation · In Vernon S. Walker Wildlife Management Area
DirectionsZekes Mountain656 ft elevation · In Vernon S. Walker Wildlife Management Area
DirectionsTrails & water
15 lakes & rivers
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
2Basketball
1Multi-sport
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Newfield (Willowbrook) Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1985
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Newfield: 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 34 | 42 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
February is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 5.3 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Newfield →
Next door
Newfield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newfield | 12% | 0.9 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| Shapleigh | 23% | 0.9 | 28 | 16% | B+ |
| Acton | 3% | 0.8 | 26 | 5% | B− |
| Limerick | 3% | 0.5 | 2 | 7% | C |
| Parsonsfield | 24% | 0.8 | under 1 | 12% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Newfield
Where can I hike in Newfield?
The longest trail networks: Vernon S. Walker Wildlife Management Area, 6.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Newfield is conserved land?
12% 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 Newfield’s trails?
Vernon S. Walker Wildlife Management Area and Hansen Pond Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Newfield?
2,609 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Newfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Newfield have?
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Newfield 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 →