Thompson's Bridge · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Starks
5% of Starks’ land is conserved, about 1,086 acres. 9.0 miles of mapped trail cross Starks, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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1,086 conserved acres
5% of Starks’ land. Who manages Starks’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,086 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 9 of 12 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
4 places to go in Starks
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Starks: May and July 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 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 30 | 39 | 52 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 57 | 44 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
February is the driest month (2.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Starks →
Starks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starks | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Norridgewock | 1% | 0.7 | 4 | 10% | C− |
| Mercer | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Madison | 1% | 1.3 | 10 | 40% | B− |
| Industry | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| New Sharon | 5% | 0.5 | 7 | 6% | C+ |
| Anson | under 1% | 0.4 | under 1 | 12% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Starks
Is there public land near Starks?
2,002 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Starks or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Starks 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 →