Pershing Park Playground
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Blue Hills
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Blue Hills
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2% of Blue Hills’ land is conserved, about 16 acres. 7 acres are parks and preserves, 4.2 per 1,000 residents.
Conserved land
2%
16 acres · of 1.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
4.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi lanes
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
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Gully Green
Nature preserve
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
16 conserved acres
2% of Blue Hills’ land. Who manages Blue Hills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)10 ac
Town or city2 ac
Not recorded4 ac
Agricultural Easement · 10 acLocal Park · 6 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 10 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pershing Park Playground Local Park | Not recorded | 3 | Unknown |
| Gully Green Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Coventry Green Local Park | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
2 places to go in Blue Hills
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Blue Hills
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Picnic areas in Blue Hills
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Blue Hills: April to September
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 40 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
February is the driest month (3.0 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.9 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Blue Hills →
Next door
Blue Hills and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Hills | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bloomfield | 13% | 2.5 | 38 | 86% | A |
| Hartford | 12% | 1.6 | 11 | 99%+ | A |
| Windsor | 11% | 1.4 | 50 | 94% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Blue Hills
Are dogs allowed on Blue Hills’ trails?
Pershing Park Playground and Gully Green don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Blue Hills?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Blue Hills?
15,367 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Blue Hills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Blue Hills 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 →