Plymouth Bog Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
700 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Plymouth
Plymouth has 7.9 miles of mapped trails, 0.3 for every square mile of land
4% of Plymouth’s land is conserved, about 747 acres.
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
747 acres · of 29.7 sq mi of land
Trails
7.9 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Plymouth have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Plymouth is ahead of 17% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Plymouth’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 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 17%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Plymouth. 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
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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.
Who protects it
747 conserved acres
4% of Plymouth’s land. Who manages Plymouth’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife699 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits94 ac
State Conservation Area · 699 acAgricultural Easement · 94 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 47 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth Bog Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 699 | Restricted |
Trails & water
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Fire Lane 40.6 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
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Plymouth: 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 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 31 | 40 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 57 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.9 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Plymouth →
Next door
Plymouth and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Plymouth
How much of Plymouth is conserved land?
4% 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 Plymouth’s trails?
Plymouth Bog Wildlife Management Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Plymouth?
552 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Plymouth or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Plymouth have?
Ahead of 17% 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 Plymouth 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 →