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Outdoors in South Coventry

Few parks or trails are on the map in South Coventry

10% of South Coventry’s land is conserved, about 216 acres. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 1.8 per 1,000 residents. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross South Coventry, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
10%
216 acres · of 3.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
1.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
31%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Patriots Park Woods

Managed by Town of Coventry
54 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Eastview Drive Open Space

Managed by Town of Coventry
32 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Old Tolland Turnpike Open Space

Managed by Town of Coventry
23 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Main Street Open Space

Managed by Town of Coventry
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 13 parks & preserves
Patriots Park Woods54 acres · Town of Coventry
Directions
Eastview Drive Open Space32 acres · Town of Coventry
Old Tolland Turnpike Open Space23 acres · Town of Coventry
Main Street Open Space12 acres · Town of Coventry
Directions
Mill Brook Park7 acres · Town of Coventry
Directions
Armstrong Road Open Space4 acres · Town of Coventry
Carver Lane Open Space3 acres · Town of Coventry
North River Road Open Space2 acres · State of Connecticut
Stonehouse Road Open Space2 acres · Town of Coventry
Directions
Veteran Green2 acres · Town of Coventry
Directions
Windswept Way Open Space1 acres · Town of Coventry
Sean Circle Open Space1 acres · Town of Coventry
Mason Street Open Space1 acres · Town of Coventry
Directions
Who protects it

216 conserved acres

10% of South Coventry’s land. Who manages South Coventry’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State conservation7 ac
Private owners6 ac
Not recorded210 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 181 acPrivate Conservation · 23 acConservation Easement · 10 acUnknown Easement · 7 acState Other or Unknown · 2 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 6 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 21 of 21 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Unknown
Conservation Easement
Not recorded187Unknown
Saint Mary's Church
Private Conservation
Not recorded23Unknown
Things to do

1 places to go in South Coventry

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in South Coventry

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

2 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
4Tennis
3Baseball
2Pickleball
1Softball
1Soccer
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in South Coventry: May 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.511.813.314.515.214.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)363947597078838174625141
Rain (in)3.62.94.24.23.84.44.04.44.34.73.94.4

February is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.7 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in South Coventry →

Next door

South Coventry and its neighbors

South Coventry has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
South Coventry— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Coventry Lake— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in South Coventry

Are dogs allowed on South Coventry’s trails?

Patriots Park Woods and Eastview Drive Open Space don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near South Coventry?

7,377 acres of parks and open public land lie inside South Coventry or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from South Coventry neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →