Trolley Marsh Preserve
Managed by Georges River Land Trust
95 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Public domain · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Warren
Warren has 489 acres of parks, 99 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Trolley Marsh Preserve (0.8 mi). 17% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5% of Warren’s land is conserved, about 1,573 acres.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns · #77 of 143 in Maine. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
1,573 acres · of 46.5 sq mi of land
Trails
10 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
489 ac
99 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
17%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
614 ft
Meadow Mountain
Lakes & rivers
6
What kind of outdoors town is Warren?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Warren have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Warren is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns, #77 of 143 in Maine. 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 Warren’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land99 acres of park per 1,000 residents (489 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13AParks close to home17% 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 54%
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Maine towns of 2,500+ (143)Ahead of 46%
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 Trolley Marsh Preserve, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Eagles Way Preserve
Managed by Georges River Land Trust
63 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Payson Park
Managed by Town of Warren
8 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Woolen Mill Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,573 conserved acres
5% of Warren’s land. Who manages Warren’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits1,080 ac
Regional agency7 ac
Not recorded1,023 ac
State Other or Unknown · 544 acLocal Resource Management Area · 476 acConservation Easement · 361 acUnknown Easement · 361 acPrivate Conservation · 245 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 362 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 16 of 28 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Cushing State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 544 | Unknown |
| Town Forest 4, Warren Local Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 377 | Unknown |
| St. George River Tidal Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 113 | Closed |
| Trolly Marsh Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 113 | Closed |
| St. George River Macrosite - Georges River Lt Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 68 | Closed |
| Eagle's Way Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 64 | Closed |
| Town Forest 1, Warren Local Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 52 | Unknown |
| Town Forest 3, Warren Local Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 24 | Unknown |
| Town Forest 2, Warren Local Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 23 | Unknown |
| Payson Park Local Park | Regional agency | 5 | Open |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
4 places to go in Warren
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Warren
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Scenic views in Warren
1 scenic view without a name on the map.
Peaks in Warren
Meadow Mountain614 ft elevation
DirectionsStahls Hill361 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 6 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.5 mi
Pleasant Mountain Trail0.5 mi
Georges Highland Path - Mount Pleasant0.5 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
3Baseball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Warren: 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 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 32 | 40 | 52 | 63 | 71 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 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 77 °F). 5.3 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Warren →
Next door
Warren 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren | 5% | 0.2 | 99 | 17% | B− |
| Thomaston | 2% | 1.3 | 8 | 71% | B |
| Waldoboro | 9% | 0.2 | 23 | 19% | B− |
| Cushing | 4% | 0.2 | 83 | 36% | B− |
| Union | 6% | 0.2 | 15 | 13% | C+ |
| Rockport | 19% | 1.3 | 82 | 48% | A |
| Rockland | 14% | 0.8 | 10 | 81% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Warren
Where can I hike in Warren?
The longest trail networks: Trolley Marsh Preserve, 0.8 miles; Payson Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Warren is conserved land?
5% 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 Warren’s trails?
Trolley Marsh Preserve and Eagles Way Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Warren?
6,481 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Warren or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 489 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Warren have?
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #77 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 Warren 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 →