Smith Bridge Preserve
Managed by Western Foothills Land Trust
349 acres2.8 mi of trail
White Pine Loop TrailTamarack Cut-offWebber Brook TrailLittle Andro Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Center Meeting House and Common · Photo: Tim Pierce · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Oxford
Oxford has 21 miles of mapped trails, 0.5 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Smith Bridge Preserve (2.8 mi), Page Family Community Forest (0.8 mi). 13% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 78 acres are parks and preserves, 18 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns · #93 of 143 in Maine. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
1,126 acres · of 38.7 sq mi of land
Trails
21 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
78 ac
18 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
13%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
837 ft
Horse Hill
Lakes & rivers
8
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Oxford have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Oxford is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns, #93 of 143 in Maine. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Oxford’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (21 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land18 acres of park per 1,000 residents (78 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home13% of residents within a half mile of a park · ME 30% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 49%
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Maine towns of 2,500+ (143)Ahead of 35%
Water is 8% of Oxford’s area (3 of 42 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
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 Smith Bridge Preserve, with 2.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Page Family Community Forest
Managed by New England Forestry Foundation, Inc.
549 acres0.8 mi of trail
Snowmobile ITS 89
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
McKeen Wildlife Refuge
Nature preserve
79 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Smith Bridge Preserve349 acres · 2.8 mi of trail · Western Foothills Land Trust
Page Family Community Forest549 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · New England Forestry Foundation, Inc.
McKeen Wildlife Refuge79 acres
Oxford Fairgrounds55 acres
DirectionsTown of Oxford Athletic Fields15 acres
Pismo Beach Park7 acres
Who protects it
1,126 conserved acres
5% of Oxford’s land. Water is left out: Oxford has 38.7 square miles of land and 3.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Oxford’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits1,128 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government550 ac
Not recorded550 ac
Conservation Easement · 1,106 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 548 acUnknown Easement · 496 acState Conservation Area · 78 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 496 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Page Family Community Forest Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1,098 | Closed |
| McKeen Wildlife Refuge State Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 78 | Restricted |
Things to do
12 places to go in Oxford
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Oxford
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Oxford
Horse Hill837 ft elevation
DirectionsRobinson Hill751 ft elevation
DirectionsThomas Hill748 ft elevation
DirectionsSam Rowe Hill728 ft elevation
DirectionsAllen Hill650 ft elevation
DirectionsJam Hill640 ft elevation
DirectionsRock-O-Dundee Hill630 ft elevation
DirectionsDean Hill492 ft elevation
Directions1 more peak
Tiger Hill463 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
5 named trails and 8 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Snowmobile ITS 8914.0 mi
White Pine Loop Trail1.8 mi
Tamarack Cut-off0.2 mi
Webber Brook Trail0.2 mi
Little Andro Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
4Baseball
1Basketball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Oxford: 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 32 | 41 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 5.3 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Oxford →
Next door
Oxford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 5% | 0.5 | 18 | 13% | B− |
| Hebron | 8% | 0.9 | 6 | 1% | C+ |
| Otisfield | 9% | 0.3 | 57 | 5% | B |
| Paris | 4% | 0.4 | 5 | 43% | C+ |
| Mechanic Falls | 7% | under 0.1 | 7 | 41% | C |
| Norway | 7% | 0.5 | 14 | 42% | B |
| Poland | 6% | 1.0 | 197 | 13% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Oxford
Where can I hike in Oxford?
The longest trail networks: Smith Bridge Preserve, 2.8 miles; Page Family Community Forest, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Oxford is conserved land?
5% 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 Oxford’s trails?
Smith Bridge Preserve and Page Family Community Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Oxford?
2,616 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oxford or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 78 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Oxford have?
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #93 of 143 in Maine. 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 Oxford 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 →