Winslow Town Forest
Nature preserve
503 acres1.4 mi of trail
Snowmobile ITS 85Snowmobile WS10
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Brick School · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Winslow
Winslow has 41 miles of mapped trails, 1.1 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Winslow Town Forest (1.4 mi). 39 acres are parks and preserves, 4.9 per 1,000 residents. 59% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns · #102 of 143 in Maine. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
182 acres · of 36.8 sq mi of land
Trails
41 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
39 ac
4.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
59%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.5 mi
3.5 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
5
What kind of outdoors town is Winslow?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Winslow have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Winslow is ahead of 43% of U.S. towns, #102 of 143 in Maine. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Winslow’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical ME town 6% · U.S. 4%CTrails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (41 mi) · ME 0.7 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land4.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (39 acres) · ME 15 · U.S. 13CParks close to home59% of residents within a half mile of a park · ME 30% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 43%
LessMore
Maine towns of 2,500+ (143)Ahead of 29%
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 Winslow Town Forest, with 1.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Fort Halifax Park
Managed by Winslow Parks and Recreation Department
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Norton Field
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Halifax Street Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Winslow Town Forest503 acres · 1.4 mi of trail
Central Maine Veterans Memorial Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsFort Halifax Park9 acres · Winslow Parks and Recreation Department
DirectionsNorton Field7 acres
Halifax Street Park3 acres
Who protects it
182 conserved acres
1% of Winslow’s land. Who manages Winslow’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits238 ac
Town or city28 ac
Unknown Easement · 154 acAgricultural Easement · 84 acLocal Park · 28 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 154 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Winslow Parks And Recreation Soccor Fields Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Winslow
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Winslow
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Scenic views in Winslow
Old Railroad Bridge
DirectionsPicnic areas in Winslow
4 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Trails & water
13 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Snowmobile ITS 8512.6 mi
Snowmobile WS94.4 mi
Snowmobile3.0 mi
Snowmobile WS62.4 mi
Snowmobile WS32.3 mi
Snowmobile WS102.0 mi
Snowmobile WS41.9 mi
Snowmobile WS11.6 mi
Snowmobile WS71.2 mi
Snowmobile WS21.0 mi
3 more trails
Snowmobile WS8
0.8 miSnowmobile WS5
0.7 miKennebec-Messalonski Trails Loop
0.1 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Baseball
4Tennis
3Soccer
2Basketball
2Football
2Field hockey
2Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Winslow: 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 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 28 | 32 | 40 | 53 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.8 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Winslow →
Next door
Winslow and its neighbors
Winslow has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winslow | 1% | 1.1 | 5 | 59% | C+ |
| Waterville | 6% | 1.3 | 13 | 77% | A− |
| China | 1% | 0.3 | 84 | 2% | C+ |
| Albion | 4% | 0.3 | 3 | 6% | C |
| Vassalboro | 4% | 0.8 | 13 | 8% | B− |
| Benton | 3% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 22% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Winslow
Where can I hike in Winslow?
The longest trail networks: Winslow Town Forest, 1.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Winslow 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 Winslow’s trails?
Winslow Town Forest and Fort Halifax Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Winslow?
3.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Winslow?
1,158 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Winslow or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 39 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Winslow have?
Ahead of 43% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #102 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 Winslow 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 →