Thomaston Town Forest
Managed by Georges River Land Trust
495 acres9 mi of trail
Thomaston Town Forest GHPMtn Bike TrailJack Baker Woods Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Thomaston
Thomaston has 14 miles of mapped trails, 1.3 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Thomaston Town Forest (9 mi), Thomaston Green (0.5 mi). 21 acres are parks and preserves, 7.5 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Thomaston’s land is conserved, about 131 acres.
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns · #68 of 143 in Maine. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
131 acres · of 10.9 sq mi of land
Trails
14 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
21 ac
7.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
71%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
115 ft
Limestone Hill
Lakes & rivers
2
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Thomaston?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Thomaston have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Thomaston is ahead of 57% of U.S. towns, #68 of 143 in Maine. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Thomaston’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%C+Trails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (14 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4APark land7.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (21 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home71% of residents within a half mile of a park · ME 30% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 57%
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Maine towns of 2,500+ (143)Ahead of 53%
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 Thomaston Town Forest, with 9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
R. Waldo Tyler (Weskeag Marsh) Wildlife Management Area
Managed by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
113 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 9 parks & preserves
Thomaston Town Forest495 acres · 9 mi of trail · Georges River Land Trust
Thomaston Green15 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsR. Waldo Tyler (Weskeag Marsh) Wildlife Management Area113 acres · Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Thomaston Library Park3 acres
DirectionsRiverview Hayfields Preserve2 acres · Georges River Land Trust
Rockland Bog Preserve1 acres · Georges River Land Trust
Mill River Park1 acres
Mayo Park1 acres
DirectionsWadsworth Street Park1 acres
Who protects it
131 conserved acres
2% of Thomaston’s land. Who manages Thomaston’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife107 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits21 ac
State parks4 ac
Regional agency2 ac
Not recorded64 ac
State Conservation Area · 171 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 21 acPrivate Conservation · 2 acState Historic or Cultural Area · 2 acConservation Easement · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 6 of 15 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| R. Waldo Tyler (Weskeag Marsh) Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 107 | Restricted |
| R. Waldo Tyler Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 64 | Unknown |
| Jack Baker Woods Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 19 | Restricted |
| Montpelier Historic Site State Historic or Cultural Area | Regional agency | 4 | Closed |
| Weskeag Wetlands Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 2 | Closed |
Things to do
6 places to go in Thomaston
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Thomaston
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Thomaston
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Thomaston
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Fishing spots in Thomaston
1 fishing spot without a name on the map.
Peaks in Thomaston
Limestone Hill115 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Thomaston Town Forest GHP3.2 mi
Mtn Bike Trail2.0 mi
Jack Baker Woods Trail0.7 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
5Soccer
2Baseball
2Basketball
1Skate park
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).
When to get out
The best walking months in Thomaston: 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 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 75 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
July is the driest month (3.2 in) and the warmest (highs of 75 °F). 5.3 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Thomaston →
Next door
Thomaston and its neighbors
Thomaston 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomaston | 2% | 1.3 | 8 | 71% | B |
| Rockland | 14% | 0.8 | 10 | 81% | A− |
| Warren | 5% | 0.2 | 99 | 17% | B− |
| South Thomaston | 16% | 0.3 | 27 | 14% | B |
| Cushing | 4% | 0.2 | 83 | 36% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Thomaston
Where can I hike in Thomaston?
The longest trail networks: Thomaston Town Forest, 9 miles; Thomaston Green, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Thomaston is conserved land?
2% 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 Thomaston’s trails?
Thomaston Town Forest and Thomaston Green don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Thomaston?
3,158 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Thomaston or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 21 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Thomaston have?
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #68 of 143 in Maine. 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 Thomaston 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 →