Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Carrier

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Carrier Congregational ChurchCarrier Congregational Church · Photo: OKJaguar · CC BY-SA 4.0
–Not graded
Outdoors in Carrier

Few parks or trails are on the map in Carrier

17% of Carrier’s land is conserved, about 138 acres.

Conserved land
17%
138 acres · of 1.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
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.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

138 conserved acres

17% of Carrier’s land. Who manages Carrier’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board138 ac
State Resource Management Area · 138 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
CLO Lands
State Resource Management Area
State land board138Restricted
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Carrier Congregational ChurchBuilding · listed 2016
About it
When to get out

The walking year in Carrier

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)475262718089959385736048
Rain (in)1.11.32.43.34.54.53.43.62.63.01.71.4

January is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Carrier →

Questions about parks and trails in Carrier

Is there public land near Carrier?

539 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Carrier or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Carrier neighbors.

Town Square →
Share a tip
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 →