Saint Albans Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
514 acres0.2 mi of trail
Snowmobile Trail St. Albans
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in St. Albans
St. Albans has 35 miles of mapped trails, 0.8 for every square mile of land
8% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 7 acres are parks and preserves, 3.9 per 1,000 residents. 4% of St. Albans’ land is conserved, about 1,255 acres.
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
1,255 acres · of 44.8 sq mi of land
Trails
35 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
3.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
8%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
502 ft
Palmer Hill
Lakes & rivers
3
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does St. Albans have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, St. Albans is ahead of 37% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of St. Albans’ overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (35 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land3.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (7 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13CParks close to home8% 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 37%
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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 Saint Albans WMA, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
C. A' Batchelder Memorial Playground
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,255 conserved acres
4% of St. Albans’ land. Who manages St. Albans’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits1,541 ac
State fish & wildlife554 ac
Agricultural Easement · 1,224 acState Conservation Area · 413 acUnknown Easement · 387 acConservation Easement · 71 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 842 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 8 of 15 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Albans Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 413 | Closed |
Things to do
2 places to go in St. Albans
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in St. Albans
Big Indian Pond Boat Launch
DirectionsPeaks in St. Albans
Palmer Hill502 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Snowmobile Trail St. Albans33.0 mi
Snowmobile Trail Ripley0.5 mi
Snowmobile Trail St. Albans Big Indian Lake0.2 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
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in St. Albans: 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) | 27 | 30 | 39 | 52 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.8 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in St. Albans →
Next door
St. Albans and its neighbors
St. Albans has the most mapped trails of the 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Albans | 4% | 0.8 | 4 | 8% | C+ |
| Hartland | 1% | 0.6 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Corinna | 1% | 0.3 | 2 | 23% | C− |
| Palmyra | 2% | 0.7 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Ripley | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in St. Albans
Where can I hike in St. Albans?
The longest trail networks: Saint Albans Wildlife Management Area, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of St. Albans 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 St. Albans’ trails?
Saint Albans Wildlife Management Area and C. A' Batchelder Memorial Playground don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near St. Albans?
1,363 acres of parks and open public land lie inside St. Albans or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does St. Albans have?
Ahead of 37% 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 St. Albans 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 →