Strong Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
100 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Porter-Bell-Brackley Estate · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Strong
Strong has 5.5 miles of mapped trails, 0.2 for every square mile of land
28% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 23 acres are parks and preserves, 18 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Strong’s land is conserved, about 192 acres.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
192 acres · of 28.3 sq mi of land
Trails
5.5 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
23 ac
18 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
28%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
1,444 ft
Hunter Mountain
Lakes & rivers
3
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Strong have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Strong is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Strong’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land18 acres of park per 1,000 residents (23 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13BParks close to home28% of residents within a half mile of a park · ME 30% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 33%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lance Corporal Scott Paul Memorial Town Park
Park
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Strong Public Beach
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
192 conserved acres
1% of Strong’s land. Who manages Strong’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife100 ac
Not recorded92 ac
State Conservation Area · 192 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 100 | Closed |
| Strong Wma State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 92 | Unknown |
Things to do
5 places to go in Strong
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Strong
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Strong
Hunter Mountain1,444 ft elevation
DirectionsBean Mountain1,198 ft elevation
DirectionsTaylor Hill945 ft elevation
DirectionsDyer Hill942 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
ATV / Snowmobile / Hiking Path0.2 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
4Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Strong: 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 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 26 | 29 | 38 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 56 | 43 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 5.4 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Strong →
Next door
Strong and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong | 1% | 0.2 | 18 | 28% | C |
| Avon | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| New Vineyard | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Farmington | 2% | 0.4 | 21 | 55% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Strong
How much of Strong 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.
Are dogs allowed on Strong’s trails?
Strong Wildlife Management Area and Lance Corporal Scott Paul Memorial Town Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Strong?
1,900 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Strong or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 23 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Strong have?
Ahead of 33% 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 Strong 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 →