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Outdoors in Cohasset

Few parks or trails are on the map in Cohasset

2% of Cohasset’s land is conserved, about 306 acres. 4.7 miles of mapped trail cross Cohasset, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
2%
306 acres · of 25.0 sq mi of land
Trails
4.7 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

306 conserved acres

2% of Cohasset’s land. Who manages Cohasset’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits306 ac
Unknown Easement · 306 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 306 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

When to get out

The best walking months in Cohasset: May and June

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)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.3
High (°F)555761677685939287756154
Rain (in)9.89.28.54.72.60.90.00.10.33.15.710.0

July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 10.0 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cohasset →

Questions about parks and trails in Cohasset

Is there public land near Cohasset?

25,961 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cohasset or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 332 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Cohasset neighbors.

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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 →