Palermo Preserve
Managed by Midcoast Conservancy
75 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainC−Outdoors
Outdoors in Palermo
Palermo has 5.1 miles of mapped trails, 0.1 for every square mile of land
14% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Palermo’s land is conserved, about 295 acres. 15 acres are parks and preserves, 9.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
295 acres · of 40.6 sq mi of land
Trails
5.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
15 ac
9.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
14%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
627 ft
Level Hill
Lakes & rivers
11
2 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Palermo have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Palermo is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Palermo’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4CPark land9.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (15 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home14% 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 22%
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Water is 7% of Palermo’s area (3 of 44 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Palermo. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C. 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
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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.
Lindell Trail
Managed by Midcoast Conservancy
36 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Palermo Recreational Fields
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Beech Pond Boat Access
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Palermo Preserve75 acres · Midcoast Conservancy
Lindell Trail36 acres · Midcoast Conservancy
Palermo Recreational Fields9 acres
Beech Pond Boat Access6 acres
McLaughlin's Crossing Preserve1 acres · Midcoast Conservancy
Who protects it
295 conserved acres
1% of Palermo’s land. Water is left out: Palermo has 40.6 square miles of land and 3.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Palermo’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits369 ac
Regional agency50 ac
State parks2 ac
Not recorded49 ac
Agricultural Easement · 126 acUnknown Easement · 126 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 118 acLocal Other or Unknown · 99 acConservation Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 127 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 5 of 10 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo Preserve Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 79 | Unknown |
| Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 50 | Unknown |
| Miscellaneous Municipal Lands Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 49 | Unknown |
| Emery Lot Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 38 | Closed |
| Lindell Lot Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1 | Closed |
Things to do
3 places to go in Palermo
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Palermo
Branch Pond Boat Ramp
DirectionsSheepscot Pond Boat Launch
DirectionsPeaks in Palermo
Level Hill627 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 11 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.2 mi
Pullen Woods1.8 mi
When to get out
The best walking months in Palermo: 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 31 | 40 | 52 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
February is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 5.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Palermo →
Next door
Palermo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 1% | 0.1 | 10 | 14% | C− |
| China | 1% | 0.3 | 84 | 2% | C+ |
| Liberty | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Washington | 2% | under 0.1 | 5 | 5% | D |
| Somerville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Windsor | 9% | 0.1 | 25 | 2% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Palermo
How much of Palermo is conserved land?
1% 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 Palermo’s trails?
Palermo Preserve and Lindell Trail don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Palermo?
1,376 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Palermo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Palermo have?
Ahead of 22% 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 Palermo 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 →