Photo: Mark Boutilier · CC BY 2.0Few parks or trails are on the map in West Paris
20% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross West Paris, 0.1 per square mile of land. 16 acres are parks and preserves, 8.7 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is West Paris?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does West Paris have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, West Paris is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
505 conserved acres
3% of West Paris’ land. Who manages West Paris’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 492 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 8 of 15 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gellatly Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 12 | Restricted |
7 places to go in West Paris
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 scenic view without a name on the map.
3 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in West Paris: 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 | 31 | 40 | 53 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 57 | 45 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.2 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in West Paris →
West Paris and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Paris | 3% | 0.1 | 9 | 20% | C− |
| Woodstock | 11% | 0.4 | 10 | 7% | B− |
| Paris | 4% | 0.4 | 5 | 43% | C+ |
| Sumner | 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Greenwood | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in West Paris
How much of West Paris is conserved land?
3% 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 West Paris’ trails?
West Paris Ballfields doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near West Paris?
1,795 acres of parks and open public land lie inside West Paris or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does West Paris have?
Ahead of 25% 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 West Paris neighbors.
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 →