Androscoggin Riverlands State Park
Managed by Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
2,710 acres24 mi of trail
Old River Road TrailPine Loop TrailHomestead TrailDeer Path Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Turner
11% of Turner’s land is conserved: 4,115 acres
The biggest trail networks: Androscoggin Riverlands State Park (24 mi). 10% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 28 miles of mapped trail cross Turner, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns · #96 of 143 in Maine. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
4,115 acres · of 59.3 sq mi of land
Trails
28 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
51 ac
8.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
10%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
817 ft
Teague Hill
Lakes & rivers
12
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Turner?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Turner have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Turner is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns, #96 of 143 in Maine. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Turner’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (28 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4BPark land8.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (51 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home10% 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 47%
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Maine towns of 2,500+ (143)Ahead of 33%
Water is 6% of Turner’s area (3 of 63 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 10%.
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 Androscoggin Riverlands State Park, with 24 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pleasant Pond Conservation Area
Managed by Androscoggin Land Trust
262 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Keene-Whitman Memorial Forest
Nature preserve
53 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Jones-Bonney Turner Village Park
Managed by Androscoggin Land Trust
23 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 7 parks & preserves
Androscoggin Riverlands State Park2,710 acres · 24 mi of trail · Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
DirectionsJones-Bonney Turner Village Park23 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Androscoggin Land Trust
DirectionsPleasant Pond Conservation Area262 acres · Androscoggin Land Trust
Keene-Whitman Memorial Forest53 acres
Cobb Road Fields9 acres
Boofy Quimby Memorial Center5 acres
Bear Pond Beach1 acres
Who protects it
4,115 conserved acres
11% of Turner’s land. Water is left out: Turner has 59.3 square miles of land and 3.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Turner’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks3,317 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits2,206 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)242 ac
Not recorded64 ac
State Park · 2,703 acUnknown Easement · 1,040 acAgricultural Easement · 1,034 acConservation Easement · 896 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 91 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,319 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 23 of 52 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Androscoggin Riverlands State Park State Park | State parks | 2,703 | Closed |
| Keene Whitman Memorial Forest Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 73 | Closed |
| Androscoggin River - MDOC State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 44 | Unknown |
| JonesBonney Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 38 | Restricted |
Things to do
11 places to go in Turner
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Turner
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Turner
Center Bridge Boat Launch
DirectionsPeaks in Turner
Teague Hill817 ft elevation
DirectionsMerrill Hill705 ft elevation
DirectionsSnell Hill676 ft elevation
DirectionsPoplar Hill673 ft elevation
DirectionsGeneral Turner Hill643 ft elevation
DirectionsRicker Hill643 ft elevation
DirectionsTorry Hill581 ft elevation
DirectionsGauthier Hill492 ft elevation
DirectionsPicnic areas in Turner
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Trails & water
14 named trails and 12 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 11.6 miUnpaved · 3.7 mi
Old River Road Trail9.0 mi
Pine Loop Trail2.3 mi
Homestead Trail2.0 mi
Deer Path Trail1.7 mi
Ridge Trail1.6 mi
Bradford Loop Trail1.5 mi
Leavitt High School Trail1.3 mi
Bradford Hill Trail0.9 mi
Porcupine Trail0.9 mi
Fox Run Trail0.7 mi
4 more trails
Ledges Trail
0.4 miHarrington Path
0.4 miMower Homestead Path
0.4 miCider Run
0.1 miBiking & 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
3Baseball
1Soccer
1Football
1Field hockey
1Softball
1Basketball
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 Turner: 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 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 32 | 40 | 53 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Turner →
Next door
Turner and its neighbors
Turner has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Turner
Where can I hike in Turner?
The longest trail networks: Androscoggin Riverlands State Park, 24 miles; Jones-Bonney Turner Village Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Turner is conserved land?
11% 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 Turner’s trails?
Androscoggin Riverlands State Park and Pleasant Pond Conservation Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Turner?
1,485 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Turner or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 51 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Turner have?
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #96 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 Turner 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 →