Fuller Forest Preserve
Visiting the Preserve
This preserve includes access to more than 4 miles of trails through forested wetlands. Plan a hike with family and friends in any season. The preserve is open from dawn to dusk.
Natural History
Fuller Forest Preserve is a sustainably-managed working forest with public access trails. These 220 acres include a mixed hardwood forest, ponds, streams, and forested wetlands that provide habitat for a diversity of wildlife including spotted salamanders, wood frogs, and wading birds. You’ll also find stonewalls from a past era of agriculture, and evidence of timber harvests that continue to make the forest more diverse and healthy. This preserve abuts additional conservation lands that together create a 1,300-acre contiguous block of undeveloped land. This type of vast unfragmented habitat, where wildlife can freely roam, is critical to the survival and longevity of many species.
Cultural History
We acknowledge that our preserves sit on Abenaki lands. We extend our sincere gratitude and respect to these original caretakers of this land, and to all other Wabanaki people who have a relationship with this land.
Amenities and Trails
Fuller Forest Preserve includes ample parking and access to more than 4 miles of trails. You can extend your hike even further by following the Red Oak Trail to Kittery Land Trust’s Norton Preserve (see trail map for details).
Allowable Uses
Hiking, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, nature study, mountain biking and hunting are all allowed. Click here to read York Land Trust’s Hunting Policy. Motorized vehicles are prohibited.
Preserve Details
Property
220 acres
Ownership
York Land Trust
Directions
From the junction of Southside Rd. and Bartlett Rd. in York, follow Bartlett Rd. for 0.3 miles. Parking lot on right.
Want To Learn More?
Interested in helping with our efforts to protect unique areas like this preserve? Visit our volunteers’ page here.
Dogs
Please keep dogs leashed at all times, pick up after your pets and remember, “Take only pictures; leave only footprints.”