Bean Island Preserve
Managed by Frenchman Bay Conservancy
30 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Sorrento
Few parks or trails are on the map in Sorrento
13% of Sorrento’s land is conserved, about 323 acres. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 6.8 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Sorrento, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
13%
323 acres · of 4.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
6.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
13%
of residents within ½ mile
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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
323 conserved acres
13% of Sorrento’s land. Water is left out: Sorrento has 4.0 square miles of land and 10.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Sorrento’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits584 ac
National Park Service30 ac
State parks30 ac
Conservation Easement · 238 acUnknown Easement · 208 acPrivate Conservation · 169 acState Other or Unknown · 30 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 208 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 6 of 10 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preble Island Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 156 | Unknown |
| Sloop Island State Other or Unknown | State parks | 30 | Unknown |
| Dram Island Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 13 | Unknown |
Things to do
1 places to go in Sorrento
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Sorrento
Sorrento boat ramp
DirectionsBiking & 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
5Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Sorrento LibraryBuilding · listed 1995
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Sorrento: 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 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 31 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 77 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
August is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 5.5 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Sorrento →
Next door
Sorrento 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorrento | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Hancock | 18% | 0.7 | 13 | 14% | B |
| Gouldsboro | 21% | 0.4 | 244 | 18% | B+ |
| Sullivan | 17% | 0.6 | 37 | 13% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sorrento
Are dogs allowed on Sorrento’s trails?
Bean Island Preserve doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Sorrento?
24,766 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sorrento or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Sorrento 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 →