Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Sangerville has 318 acres of parks, 280 for every 1,000 residents
13% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Sangerville. 1% of Sangerville’s land is conserved, about 356 acres.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Sangerville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Sangerville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sangerville is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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356 conserved acres
1% of Sangerville’s land. Who manages Sangerville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town Forest Local Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 316 | Unknown |
| Four Seasons Adventure Rail Trail State Recreation Area | State parks | 37 | Closed |
| Adventure Rail Trail State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 37 | Unknown |
| Miscellaneous Municipal Lands Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 2 | Unknown |
| Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 2 | Unknown |
4 places to go in Sangerville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
4 lakes & rivers
3.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Sangerville: 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 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 29 | 39 | 52 | 65 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 56 | 43 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 5.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Sangerville →
Sangerville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sangerville | 1% | under 0.1 | 280 | 13% | C |
| Guilford | under 1% | 0.4 | 11 | 30% | C |
| Dover-Foxcroft | 7% | 0.2 | 20 | 44% | B− |
| Parkman | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Dexter | under 1% | 0.2 | 23 | 48% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sangerville
How much of Sangerville 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.
Where can I bike in Sangerville?
3.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Sangerville?
541 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sangerville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 318 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sangerville have?
Ahead of 34% 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 Sangerville neighbors.
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 →