Old Boston Preserve
The 156 acres at this Great Works Regional Land Trust preserve...
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Inland Woods, Pine Ridge Trails
This moderately hilly trail system is recouping after losing acreage to...
Buck Hill Conservation Area
The town of Veazie protects and manages this 64-acre preserve, with...
Blue Heron Preserve
A pocket preserve, Blue Heron offers an easy-to-access and easy-to-walk 0.2-mile...
Cascade and Saxl Parks
Cascade and Saxl are two parks with two different characters attached...
Brown Woods
These are, indeed, brown woods! Majestic brown woods with tall white...
Papermill Recreation Area
We visited after heavy rains, and the stream (although it seemed...
Indian Trail Park
Indian Trail is kind of an untamed place — no trailhead...
McPhetres and Davis Forests, and Manter Wood
Three protected areas come together on this roughly 33-acre tract known...
Prentiss Woods
These city woods contain some beautiful white pines that soar high...
Sherwood Forest Park
A 0.6-mile loop brings you through a small Brewer Land Trust...
Turtle Head Park
Turtle Head Park, at 8.5 acres, includes a short (0.2-mile) and...
Dorothea Dix Park
Though the trail system at Dorothea Dix Park could have used...
Tuckahoe Preserve
Tuckahoe, just north of Keay Brook Preserve, is a 130-acre Great...
Maple Street Park
The city has made good use of this six-acre park,...
Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum
I visited Ecotat Gardens at the wrong time of year! But...
Recreation Trail
The trail is a wonderful resource for the town. It is...
Wallamatogus Mountain
The Blue Hill Heritage Trust’s Penobscot Community Forest at Wallamatogus Mountain,...
Hemlock Grove Preserve
Hemlock Grove has a pleasantly shaped trail (a 0.3-mile leg to...
Memorial Park
This little town park consists mostly of open fields with paved,...
