Alonzo H. Garcelon Wildlife Management Area South
Managed by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
1,720 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Windsor
9% of Windsor’s land is conserved: 1,983 acres
2% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 67 acres are parks and preserves, 25 per 1,000 residents. 3.5 miles of mapped trail cross Windsor, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns · #105 of 143 in Maine. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
1,983 acres · of 34.6 sq mi of land
Trails
3.5 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
67 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
2%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
541 ft
Givens Hill
Lakes & rivers
4
1 boat launch
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Windsor have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Windsor is ahead of 41% of U.S. towns, #105 of 143 in Maine. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Windsor’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4CPark land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (67 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home2% 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 41%
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Maine towns of 2,500+ (143)Ahead of 27%
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 Alonzo H. Garcelon Wildlife Management Area South, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Savade Pond Boat Access
Park
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Midway Area
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Alonzo H. Garcelon Wildlife Management Area South1,720 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Windsor Fairgrounds52 acres
DirectionsSavade Pond Boat Access14 acres
Midway Area2 acres
Kiddie Land1 acres
Fountain Park1 acres
Who protects it
1,983 conserved acres
9% of Windsor’s land. Who manages Windsor’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife1,747 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits471 ac
Not recorded1 ac
State Conservation Area · 1,677 acAgricultural Easement · 471 acState Other or Unknown · 56 acLocal Other or Unknown · 14 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 236 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 14 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alonzo H. Garcelon Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 1,676 | Restricted |
| Savade Pond Boat Access Local Other or Unknown | State fish & wildlife | 71 | Restricted |
| Alonzo H Garcelon Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
3 places to go in Windsor
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Windsor
Savade PondIn Savade Pond Boat Access
DirectionsPeaks in Windsor
Givens Hill541 ft elevation · In Alonzo H. Garcelon Wildlife Management Area South
DirectionsWindsor Neck Hill476 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Snowmobile0.8 mi
Fire Road 700.1 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
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Windsor: 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 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 29 | 32 | 40 | 53 | 65 | 73 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 57 | 45 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 5.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Windsor →
Next door
Windsor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor | 9% | 0.1 | 25 | 2% | C+ |
| Jefferson | 5% | 0.5 | 68 | 9% | B |
| Somerville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Whitefield | 6% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| China | 1% | 0.3 | 84 | 2% | C+ |
| Palermo | 1% | 0.1 | 10 | 14% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Windsor
Where can I hike in Windsor?
The longest trail networks: Alonzo H. Garcelon Wildlife Management Area South, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Windsor is conserved land?
9% 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 Windsor’s trails?
Alonzo H. Garcelon Wildlife Management Area South and Windsor Fairgrounds don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Windsor?
1,445 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Windsor or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 67 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Windsor have?
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #105 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 Windsor 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 →