Penobscot County Conservation Association Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
1,516 acres2.8 mi of trail
Snowmobile ITS 83Bunker Hill Road;Snowmobile ITS 83
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Stetson Union Church · Photo: Hikeramc · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Stetson
8% of Stetson’s land is conserved: 1,772 acres
The biggest trail networks: Penobscot County Conservation Association Wildlife Management Area (2.8 mi), Pleasant Lake Preserve (2 mi). 11 miles of mapped trail cross Stetson, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
1,772 acres · of 35.0 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
522 ft
Clark Hill
Lakes & rivers
4
2 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Stetson have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stetson is ahead of 23% 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 Stetson’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (11 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 23%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Stetson. 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
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 Penobscot County Conservation Association WMA, with 2.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pleasant Lake Preserve
Managed by Sebasticook Regional Land Trust
148 acres2 mi of trail
Shoreline TrailCape TrailLoop Connector
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,772 conserved acres
8% of Stetson’s land. Who manages Stetson’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits404 ac
Not recorded1,492 ac
Private Conservation · 1,492 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 156 acAgricultural Easement · 124 acUnknown Easement · 124 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 124 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penobscot County Conservation Assoc. Private Conservation | Not recorded | 1,492 | Unknown |
| Pleasant Lake Preserve Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 156 | Closed |
Things to do
5 places to go in Stetson
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Stetson
Stetson Public Boat Launch
DirectionsPlus 1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Scenic views in Stetson
1 scenic view without a name on the map.
Peaks in Stetson
Clark Hill522 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Stetson
Stetson Shores Campground
DirectionsTrails & water
5 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Snowmobile ITS 832.9 mi
Shoreline Trail1.3 mi
Cape Trail0.5 mi
Bunker Hill Road;Snowmobile ITS 830.3 mi
Loop Connector0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Stetson Union ChurchBuilding · listed 1981
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Stetson: 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 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 31 | 40 | 53 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 57 | 45 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.9 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Stetson →
Next door
Stetson and its neighbors
Stetson has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Stetson
Where can I hike in Stetson?
The longest trail networks: Penobscot County Conservation Association Wildlife Management Area, 2.8 miles; Pleasant Lake Preserve, 2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Stetson is conserved land?
8% 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 Stetson’s trails?
Penobscot County Conservation Association Wildlife Management Area and Pleasant Lake Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Stetson?
568 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stetson or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Stetson have?
Ahead of 23% 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 Stetson 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 →