Meadow Brook Preserve
Managed by Coastal Mountains Land Trust
407 acres1.7 mi of trail
Coastal Mountains Landtrust
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Nyttend · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Swanville
Swanville has 75 acres of parks, 63 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Meadow Brook Preserve (1.7 mi), Swan Lake State Park (0.9 mi), Hurd's Pond Wildlife Management Area (0.5 mi). 2% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 7% of Swanville’s land is conserved, about 939 acres.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
939 acres · of 19.7 sq mi of land
Trails
3.7 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
75 ac
63 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
2%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
663 ft
Quarry Hill
Lakes & rivers
5
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Swanville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Swanville is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Swanville’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land63 acres of park per 1,000 residents (75 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home2% 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 49%
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Water is 9% of Swanville’s area (2 of 22 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 7%.
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 Meadow Brook Preserve, with 1.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Swan Lake State Park
Park
74 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Hurd's Pond Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
336 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
939 conserved acres
7% of Swanville’s land. Water is left out: Swanville has 19.7 square miles of land and 1.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Swanville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits635 ac
State fish & wildlife339 ac
State parks69 ac
Regional Water Districts1 ac
Not recorded479 ac
State Conservation Area · 566 acPrivate Conservation · 554 acAgricultural Easement · 273 acState Park · 80 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 49 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 137 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 10 of 20 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Brook Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 362 | Restricted |
| Hurds Pond Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 339 | Closed |
| Hurds Pond State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 227 | Unknown |
| Meadow Brook Preserve-Bessey Tract - MBP Private Conservation | Not recorded | 157 | Unknown |
| Meadow Brook Preserve-Hauk-Fry Tract- MBP Private Conservation | Not recorded | 84 | Unknown |
| Swan Lake State Park State Park | State parks | 69 | Closed |
| Swan Lake State Park | Not recorded | 10 | Unknown |
| Water Supply Lands Watershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
| Unknown Watershed Protection Area | Regional Water Districts | 1 | Closed |
Things to do
7 places to go in Swanville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Swanville
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Swanville
Quarry Hill663 ft elevation
DirectionsCoon Hill610 ft elevation
DirectionsOak Hill518 ft elevation
DirectionsRobertson Hill515 ft elevation
DirectionsMarden Hill459 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.6 mi
Coastal Mountains Landtrust0.9 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
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Swanville: 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) | 29 | 31 | 40 | 52 | 64 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 5.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Swanville →
Next door
Swanville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swanville | 7% | 0.2 | 63 | 2% | B− |
| Monroe | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Searsport | 8% | 0.5 | 86 | 21% | B+ |
| Waldo | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Frankfort | 13% | 0.3 | 114 | 20% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Swanville
Where can I hike in Swanville?
The longest trail networks: Meadow Brook Preserve, 1.7 miles; Swan Lake State Park, 0.9 miles; Hurd's Pond Wildlife Management Area, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Swanville is conserved land?
7% 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 Swanville’s trails?
Meadow Brook Preserve and Swan Lake State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Swanville?
1,155 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Swanville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 75 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Swanville have?
Ahead of 49% 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 Swanville 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 →