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Outdoors in Maxwell

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Maxwell

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 7 acres are parks and preserves, 22 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Maxwell, 1.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
22 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Maxwell Park

Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do

2 places to go in Maxwell

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Maxwell

2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

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
2Tennis
1Basketball
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Maxwell: April to June and August

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.910.811.913.114.114.614.413.512.411.210.29.7
High (°F)495260677585888580695748
Rain (in)0.30.30.60.81.51.82.62.51.71.00.40.3

February is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 2.6 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Maxwell →

Questions about parks and trails in Maxwell

Are dogs allowed on Maxwell’s trails?

Maxwell Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Maxwell?

17,637 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Maxwell or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Maxwell 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 →