Madawaska Bog Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
291 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Palmyra
Palmyra has 29 miles of mapped trails, 0.7 for every square mile of land
2% of Palmyra’s land is conserved, about 461 acres.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
461 acres · of 40.2 sq mi of land
Trails
29 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
528 ft
Furbush Hill
Lakes & rivers
4
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Palmyra have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Palmyra is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Palmyra’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (29 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B+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 20%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Palmyra. 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 D 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
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Saint Albans Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
461 conserved acres
2% of Palmyra’s land. Who manages Palmyra’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife291 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits196 ac
State conservation64 ac
State Conservation Area · 291 acUnknown Easement · 105 acAgricultural Easement · 91 acState Other or Unknown · 64 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 105 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madawaska Bog Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 291 | Closed |
| Gordon Sanctuary State Other or Unknown | State conservation | 64 | Closed |
| St. Albans Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1 | Closed |
Things to do
5 places to go in Palmyra
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Palmyra
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Palmyra
Furbush Hill528 ft elevation
DirectionsLibby Hill509 ft elevation
DirectionsNegro Hill427 ft elevation
DirectionsLang Hill410 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
4 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.6 mi
Snowmobile ITS 8417.4 mi
Snowmobile ITS 856.0 mi
Snowmobile Whites Pond Palmyra1.3 mi
Snowmobile Pittsfield Trail1.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Palmyra: 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) | 9.1 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 31 | 40 | 53 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.9 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Palmyra →
Next door
Palmyra 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmyra | 2% | 0.7 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Hartland | 1% | 0.6 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| St. Albans | 4% | 0.8 | 4 | 8% | C+ |
| Newport | 1% | 0.4 | 5 | 32% | C |
| Pittsfield | 1% | 0.9 | 24 | 52% | B |
| Detroit | — 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 Palmyra
How much of Palmyra is conserved land?
2% 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 Palmyra’s trails?
Madawaska Bog Wildlife Management Area and Saint Albans Wildlife Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Palmyra?
839 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Palmyra or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Palmyra have?
Ahead of 20% 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 Palmyra 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 →