Baxter Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: A person of sorts · CC BY 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Melrose
Few parks or trails are on the map in Melrose
2 acres are parks and preserves, 4.5 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Melrose, 0.1 per square mile of land. 92% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land
1%
10 acres · of 1.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
4.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
10 conserved acres
1% of Melrose’s land. Who manages Melrose’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State land board10 ac
State Resource Management Area · 10 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State land board | 10 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Melrose
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Melrose
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
1Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Melrose: April and May
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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 82 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 83 | 73 | 61 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
February is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 2.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Melrose →
Questions about parks and trails in Melrose
Are dogs allowed on Melrose’s trails?
Baxter Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Melrose?
27,027 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Melrose or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Melrose 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 →