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Waldo County Maine Incorporated Areas Waldo HighlightedPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain
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Outdoors in Waldo

Few parks or trails are on the map in Waldo

4% of Waldo’s land is conserved, about 487 acres. 4.9 miles of mapped trail cross Waldo, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
4%
487 acres · of 19.3 sq mi of land
Trails
4.9 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
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
Who protects it

487 conserved acres

4% of Waldo’s land. Who manages Waldo’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits973 ac
Unknown Easement · 487 acAgricultural Easement · 487 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 487 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

Trails & water

1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Hills to Sea Trail1.6 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

The best walking months in Waldo: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.210.411.813.414.815.515.214.012.410.99.58.8
High (°F)293140526472787769574535
Rain (in)3.93.13.94.13.64.23.33.23.95.24.54.6

February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 5.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Waldo →

Next door

Waldo and its neighbors

Waldo has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Waldo— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Brooks3%0.11315%C
Swanville7%0.2632%B−
Morrill1%0.1under 1under 1%D
Belfast4%0.51856%B

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Waldo

Is there public land near Waldo?

2,523 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Waldo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Waldo neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →