Eastern River Preserve
Managed by Kennebec Land Trust
50 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Pittston
Few parks or trails are on the map in Pittston
6% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Pittston, 0.1 per square mile of land. 27 acres are parks and preserves, 8.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns · #137 of 143 in Maine. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
59 acres · of 32.2 sq mi of land
Trails
2.9 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
27 ac
8.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
6%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
541 ft
Beech Hill
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Pittston?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pittston have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pittston is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns, #137 of 143 in Maine. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pittston’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4CPark land8.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (27 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home6% 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 14%
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Maine towns of 2,500+ (143)Ahead of 4%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Pittston. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pittston Fair
Park
20 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Colburn House State Historic Site
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
59 conserved acres
under 1% of Pittston’s land. Who manages Pittston’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits50 ac
State parks7 ac
State fish & wildlife2 ac
Private Other or Unknown · 50 acState Historic or Cultural Area · 7 acState Other or Unknown · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern River Preserve II Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 27 | Unknown |
| Eastern River Preserve Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 23 | Unknown |
| Colburn House State Historic or Cultural Area | State parks | 7 | Restricted |
| Kennebec River Fishing Site State Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 2 | Closed |
Things to do
4 places to go in Pittston
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Pittston
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Pittston
Beech Hill541 ft elevation
DirectionsWilliams Hill361 ft elevation
DirectionsTelegraph Hill289 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
3 lakes & rivers
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
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 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 Pittston: 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 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 33 | 41 | 53 | 65 | 73 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Pittston →
Next door
Pittston 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittston | under 1% | 0.1 | 9 | 6% | D |
| Randolph | under 1% | 0.8 | under 1 | 28% | C− |
| Gardiner | 2% | 1.2 | 6 | 66% | B− |
| Richmond | 9% | 1.3 | 56 | 35% | A− |
| Chelsea | 3% | 0.4 | 1 | 11% | C |
| Whitefield | 6% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Dresden | 6% | 0.2 | 53 | 1% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pittston
How much of Pittston is conserved land?
under 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 Pittston’s trails?
Eastern River Preserve and Pittston Fair don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Pittston?
1,328 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pittston or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 27 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pittston have?
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #137 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 Pittston 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 →