Hidden Valley Farm Easement
Nature preserve
483 acres3.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Clary Mill · Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Whitefield
6% of Whitefield’s land is conserved: 1,921 acres
The biggest trail networks: Hidden Valley Farm Easement (3.7 mi), Whitefield Salmon Preserve (1.4 mi), Happy Farm Conservation Easement (0.5 mi). 16 miles of mapped trail cross Whitefield, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
1,921 acres · of 46.8 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
410 ft
Palmer Hill
Lakes & rivers
5
What kind of outdoors town is Whitefield?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Whitefield have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Whitefield is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Whitefield’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (16 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% 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 22%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Whitefield. 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
The longest trail network is Hidden Valley Farm Easement, with 3.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Whitefield Salmon Preserve
Managed by Midcoast Conservancy
91 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Happy Farm Conservation Easement
Managed by Midcoast Conservancy
62 acres0.5 mi of trail
Happy Farm Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
CEI Easement
Managed by Midcoast Conservancy
13 acres0.4 mi of trail
Sheepscot West Branch Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Hidden Valley Farm Easement483 acres · 3.7 mi of trail
Whitefield Salmon Preserve91 acres · 1.4 mi of trail · Midcoast Conservancy
Happy Farm Conservation Easement62 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Midcoast Conservancy
CEI Easement13 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Midcoast Conservancy
Maguire Preserve75 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Midcoast Conservancy
Paradise Green Conservation Easement342 acres · Midcoast Conservancy
Haines88 acres · Midcoast Conservancy
Who protects it
1,921 conserved acres
6% of Whitefield’s land. Who manages Whitefield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits3,524 ac
State fish & wildlife114 ac
Regional agency17 ac
Not recorded17 ac
Agricultural Easement · 1,894 acUnknown Easement · 943 acConservation Easement · 537 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 264 acLocal Other or Unknown · 33 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,640 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 26 of 53 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haines Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 87 | Restricted |
| Maguire Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 83 | Unknown |
| Sheepscot River Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 57 | Closed |
| Whitefield Salmon Pr Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 33 | Restricted |
| Miscellaneous Municipal Lands Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 17 | Unknown |
| Unknown Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 17 | Unknown |
| Drucker Private Other or Unknown | Land trusts & nonprofits | 4 | Restricted |
Things to do
4 places to go in Whitefield
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Whitefield
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Whitefield
Palmer Hill410 ft elevation
DirectionsCrocker Hill394 ft elevation
DirectionsJones Hill364 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.2 mi
Crocker Avenue South2.2 mi
Happy Farm Trail1.1 mi
Sheepscot West Branch Trail0.9 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
1Baseball
1Softball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 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 Whitefield: 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) | 29 | 33 | 41 | 53 | 65 | 73 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
February is the driest month (3.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Whitefield →
Next door
Whitefield and its neighbors
Whitefield has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitefield | 6% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Alna | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Jefferson | 5% | 0.5 | 68 | 9% | B |
| Pittston | under 1% | 0.1 | 9 | 6% | D |
| Chelsea | 3% | 0.4 | 1 | 11% | C |
| Windsor | 9% | 0.1 | 25 | 2% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Whitefield
Where can I hike in Whitefield?
The longest trail networks: Hidden Valley Farm Easement, 3.7 miles; Whitefield Salmon Preserve, 1.4 miles; Happy Farm Conservation Easement, 0.5 miles; CEI Easement, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Whitefield is conserved land?
6% 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 Whitefield’s trails?
Hidden Valley Farm Easement and Whitefield Salmon Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Whitefield?
1,240 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Whitefield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Whitefield have?
Ahead of 22% 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 Whitefield 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 →