Leavitt Plantation Forest
Nature preserve
8,807 acres21.5 mi of trail
LSR F TrailLSR E TrailLSR B TrailLSR D Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto LSR E Trail Park and Ride
Andrew Welch Homestead · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Parsonsfield
24% of Parsonsfield’s land is conserved: 8,932 acres
50 miles of mapped trail cross Parsonsfield, 0.8 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Leavitt Plantation Forest (21.5 mi). 12% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
24%
8,932 acres · of 58.9 sq mi of land
Trails
50 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Near a park
12%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
12 mi
12 mi paths
Highest peak
1,293 ft
Wiggin Mountain
Lakes & rivers
11
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Parsonsfield?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Parsonsfield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Parsonsfield is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Parsonsfield’s overall grade.
Conserved land24% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (50 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 home12% 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 44%
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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 Leavitt Plantation Forest, with 21.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
8,932 conserved acres
24% of Parsonsfield’s land. Who manages Parsonsfield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks17,581 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits283 ac
Conservation Easement · 17,722 acUnknown Easement · 142 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 8,932 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
Things to do
11 places to go in Parsonsfield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Parsonsfield
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Parsonsfield
Wiggin Mountain1,293 ft elevation
DirectionsCedar Mountain1,109 ft elevation
DirectionsDearborn Mountain1,093 ft elevation
DirectionsRandall Mountain1,020 ft elevation · In Leavitt Plantation Forest
DirectionsPage Mountain932 ft elevation
DirectionsKezar Hill892 ft elevation
DirectionsCollomy Hill846 ft elevation
DirectionsBickford Hill722 ft elevation
Directions2 more peaks
Churchill Hill686 ft elevation
DirectionsGladys and Rose Hill
DirectionsTrails & water
7 named trails and 11 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 24.9 mi
LSR F Trail4.5 mi
LSR E Trail1.7 mi
LSR B Trail1.2 mi
LSR A Trail1.0 mi
LSR D Trail0.6 mi
LSR C Trail0.3 mi
LSR Scenic Trail0.3 mi
Biking & sports
12 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
12 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Basketball
3Tennis
1Baseball
1Soccer
1Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →7 places 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.
Capt. James Morison HouseBuilding · listed 1978
About itBlazo-Leavitt HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itParsonsfield SeminaryBuilding · listed 1986
About itAndrew Welch HomesteadBuilding · listed 2002
About itOld Town HouseBuilding · listed 2002
About itParsons-Piper-Lord-Roy FarmBuilding · listed 2005
About itKezar Falls Circulating LibraryBuilding · listed 2021
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Parsonsfield: 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 | 33 | 42 | 55 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
February is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 5.4 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Parsonsfield →
Next door
Parsonsfield and its neighbors
Parsonsfield has the most mapped trails of the 7 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parsonsfield | 24% | 0.8 | under 1 | 12% | C+ |
| Porter | 1% | 1.0 | under 1 | 28% | C |
| Hiram | 7% | 1.1 | 146 | 12% | B+ |
| Cornish | 1% | 0.6 | under 1 | 5% | C− |
| Newfield | 12% | 0.9 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| Limerick | 3% | 0.5 | 2 | 7% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Parsonsfield
Where can I hike in Parsonsfield?
The longest trail networks: Leavitt Plantation Forest, 21.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Parsonsfield is conserved land?
24% 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 Parsonsfield’s trails?
Leavitt Plantation Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Parsonsfield?
12 miles of bike routes are on the map: 12 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Parsonsfield?
3,647 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Parsonsfield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Parsonsfield have?
Ahead of 44% 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 Parsonsfield 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 →