1
The Basin Preserve
Managed by Maine Coast Heritage Trust
682 acres3.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Vinalhaven
Vinalhaven, ME parks, trails & bike paths
About 3.3% of Vinalhaven is conserved land, roughly 3,555 acres. There are about 35 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in The Basin Preserve (3.6 mi), North Perry Creek Preserve (3.6 mi), and A.W. Smith Preserve (2.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Vinalhaven, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Vinalhaven outdoors
Conserved land
3.3%
3,555 of 107,318 acres
Trails
35 mi
0.2 mi per sq mi · 15 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
34
2,924 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
North Perry Creek Preserve
Managed by Vinalhaven Land Trust
338 acres3.6 mi of trail
Round the Rocks TrailRidge Trail LoopNorth Shore TrailOrchard Cove LoopRoy Dyer Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
A.W. Smith Preserve
Managed by Vinalhaven Land Trust
304 acres2.2 mi of trail
Fox Rocks TrailsSouth Shore TrailMooring TrailIndian Ladder Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Lower Mill River Preserve
Managed by Vinalhaven Land Trust
49 acres1.5 mi of trail
Lower Mill River
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
5
Huber Preserve
Managed by Maine Coast Heritage Trust
108 acres1.2 mi of trail
Huber Preserve Nature Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
6
Round Pond Trail
Managed by Vinalhaven Land Trust
62 acres1.2 mi of trail
Round Pond Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
7
Lane's Island Preserve
Managed by The Nature Conservancy
42 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dogs usually not allowedTypical for Nature Conservancy preserves. Check posted rules
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
Middle Mountain Town Park
Park
84 acres1 mi of trail
Long Cove Loop Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 34 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 34 parks & preserves
The Basin Preserve682 acres · 3.6 mi of trail · Maine Coast Heritage Trust
North Perry Creek Preserve338 acres · 3.6 mi of trail · Vinalhaven Land Trust
A.W. Smith Preserve304 acres · 2.2 mi of trail · Vinalhaven Land Trust
Lower Mill River Preserve49 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · Vinalhaven Land Trust
Huber Preserve108 acres · 1.2 mi of trail · Maine Coast Heritage Trust
Round Pond Trail62 acres · 1.2 mi of trail · Vinalhaven Land Trust
Lane's Island Preserve42 acres · 1.2 mi of trail · The Nature Conservancy
Middle Mountain Town Park84 acres · 1 mi of trail
Tip Toe Mountain Preserve38 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · Vinalhaven Land Trust
Marcuse Wetlands Preserve54 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · Vinalhaven Land Trust
Who protects the land
3,555 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1,468 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 97 of 177 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis6
- Soccer1
- Baseball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Vinalhaven and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vinalhaven | 3.3% | 35.3 mi | 34 |
| North Haven | 2.4% | 22.0 mi | 8 |
| Matinicus Isle plantation | 0.3% | 9.4 mi | 2 |
| Isle au Haut | 5.6% | 22.5 mi | 12 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Vinalhaven's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 58.8-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.