Parks, trails & the outdoors in Bangor
About 27% of Bangor is conserved land, roughly 6,041 acres. There are about 1.0 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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6,041 conserved acres
Who manages Bangor’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,536 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookings County Waterfowl Production Area Resource Management Area | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 5,005 | Restricted |
2 old cemeteries
Bangor and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved | Parks |
|---|---|---|
| Bangor | 26.7% | 0 |
| Volga | 15.1% | 0 |
| Denver | 4.4% | 0 |
| Lake Sinai | 18.4% | 0 |
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bangor neighbors.
Trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, 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 20-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.