Wales Municipal Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Wales
Wales has 9.5 miles of mapped trails, 0.6 for every square mile of land
6% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 1.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
57 acres · of 16.0 sq mi of land
Trails
9.5 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
1.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
6%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
801 ft
Sabattus Mountain
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wales have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wales is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wales’ overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land1.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13DParks close to home6% 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 18%
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Water is 5% of Wales’ area (1 of 17 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Wales. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
57 conserved acres
1% of Wales’ land. Water is left out: Wales has 16.0 square miles of land and 0.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Wales’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits104 ac
Regional agency4 ac
Not recorded5 ac
Agricultural Easement · 104 acLocal Other or Unknown · 9 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 52 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Municipal Lands Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 5 | Unknown |
| Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 4 | Unknown |
Things to do
2 places to go in Wales
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Wales
Sabattus Mountain801 ft elevation
DirectionsHodgman Hill650 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Snowmobile ITS 115 Connector6.7 mi
Snowmobile Trail 300.2 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
4Tennis
1Softball
1Baseball
1Field hockey
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Wales: 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 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 32 | 41 | 53 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.3 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Wales →
Next door
Wales 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 1% | 0.6 | 1 | 6% | C− |
| Greene | 3% | 1.0 | 27 | 13% | B |
| Sabattus | 4% | 0.2 | 1 | 8% | C− |
| Monmouth | 5% | 0.2 | 3 | 12% | C |
| Litchfield | 3% | 0.4 | 56 | 18% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wales
How much of Wales 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 Wales’ trails?
Wales Municipal Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wales?
1,768 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wales or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wales have?
Ahead of 18% 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 Wales 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 →