Highland Park
Managed by City of Attleboro
86 acres3.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Attleboro
Attleboro has 53 miles of mapped trails, 2.0 for every square mile of land
18% of Attleboro’s land is conserved, about 3,077 acres. 95% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1,870 acres are parks and preserves, 40 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns · #146 of 283 in Massachusetts. What drives it
Conserved land
18%
3,077 acres · of 26.8 sq mi of land
Trails
53 mi
2.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,870 ac
40 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
95%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
0.1 mi lanes · 1.0 mi paths
Highest peak
253 ft
Ides Hill
Lakes & rivers
15
What kind of outdoors town is Attleboro?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Attleboro have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Attleboro is ahead of 96% of U.S. towns, #146 of 283 in Massachusetts. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Attleboro’s overall grade.
Conserved land18% of the land · typical MA town 21% · U.S. 4%ATrails2.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (53 mi) · MA 1.9 · U.S. 0.4APark land40 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,870 acres) · MA 91 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home95% of residents within a half mile of a park · MA 93% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 96%
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Massachusetts towns of 2,500+ (283)Ahead of 49%
Massachusetts towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 21%; the U.S., 4%), so Attleboro’s 18% is ahead of 36% of Massachusetts towns, while its trails per square mile lead 51% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A to A+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Highland Park, with 3.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Attleboro Springs Wildlife Sanctuary
Nature preserve
116 acres2.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Capron Park
Park
33 acres1.7 mi of trail
Walsh Family Walkway
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Colman Reservation
Managed by Attleboro Land Trust
76 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary
Nature preserve
73 acres1.3 mi of trail
Talaquega TrailPuddingstone LoopKnoll Stroll
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Nickerson Walking Woods Preserve
Managed by Attleboro Land Trust
50 acres1.3 mi of trail
Outer Loop TrailInner Loop Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Richardson Preserve
Managed by Attleboro Land Trust
60 acres1.2 mi of trail
Charlie Wyman TrailVernal Pool Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 32 parks & preserves
Highland Park86 acres · 3.2 mi of trail · City of Attleboro
DirectionsAttleboro Springs Wildlife Sanctuary116 acres · 2.5 mi of trail
DirectionsCapron Park33 acres · 1.7 mi of trail
DirectionsColman Reservation76 acres · 1.4 mi of trail · Attleboro Land Trust
DirectionsOak Hill54 acres · 1.4 mi of trail
DirectionsOak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary73 acres · 1.3 mi of trail
DirectionsNickerson Walking Woods Preserve50 acres · 1.3 mi of trail · Attleboro Land Trust
DirectionsRichardson Preserve60 acres · 1.2 mi of trail · Attleboro Land Trust
DirectionsSouth Attleboro Park12 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
DirectionsBungay River Conservation Area216 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · City of Attleboro Conservation Commission
DirectionsPoncin Hewitt Fields19 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
DirectionsO’Donnell Preserve31 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Lawrence Preserve56 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsThe Meadows Conservation Area67 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Vaughan Memorial Forest55 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Attleboro Land Trust
DirectionsManchester Reservoir49 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Finberg Park12 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Lloyd G. Balfour Riverwalk3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsBriggs Playground1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Attleboro
DirectionsChartley Brook118 acres
DirectionsHemlock Swamp Conservation Area93 acres
Slater Woods Estates Conservation Area16 acres
Hayward Field14 acres
Tilda B. Stone Park12 acres
DirectionsBungay Park10 acres
DirectionsLindsey St. Con. Com. Land6 acres
Judith H. Robbins Riverfront Park5 acres
DirectionsHorton Field4 acres
Hebronville Park3 acres
David R. Allard Memorial Park1 acres
DirectionsConley Park1 acres
Cyril M. Angell Park1 acres
Who protects it
3,077 conserved acres
18% of Attleboro’s land. Who manages Attleboro’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city619 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits171 ac
Joint112 ac
Private owners4 ac
State parks3 ac
Not recorded2,602 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 1,219 acConservation Easement · 643 acWatershed Protection Area · 540 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 441 acPrivate Conservation · 314 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 255 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 16 of 117 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orrs Pond Reservoir Water Department Land Watershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 329 | Unknown |
| Bungay River Conservation Area Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 240 | Open |
| Manchester Pond Reservoir Water Department Land Watershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 165 | Restricted |
| Stone-E-Lea Golf Course Private Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 137 | Restricted |
| Charltley Brook Conservation Area Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 128 | Open |
| Locust Valley Country Club Private Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 128 | Restricted |
| Oak Hill Conservation Area Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 113 | Open |
| Hemlock Swamp Conservation Area Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 102 | Open |
| Highland Country Club Private Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 91 | Restricted |
| Handy Street Conservation Area Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 79 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
39 places to go in Attleboro
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Attleboro
Fred E. Briggs PoolIn Briggs Playground
DirectionsTwin Village Swimming PoolIn Tilda B. Stone Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Attleboro
Dodgeville PlaygroundIn Tilda B. Stone Park
DirectionsFred E. Briggs PlaygroundIn Briggs Playground
DirectionsPlus 21 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Attleboro
Ides Hill253 ft elevation
DirectionsWalnut Grove Hill233 ft elevation
DirectionsOak Hill223 ft elevation · In Oak Hill
DirectionsShpack Hill59 ft elevation
DirectionsPicnic areas in Attleboro
10 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Trails & water
11 named trails and 15 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 11.9 mi
Outer Loop Trail0.8 mi
Charlie Wyman Trail0.8 mi
Talaquega Trail0.3 mi
Green Dot Trail0.3 mi
Puddingstone Loop0.2 mi
Walsh Family Walkway0.2 mi
Knoll Stroll0.2 mi
Inner Loop Trail0.1 mi
Kevin J. Dumas Ten Mile River Walkway0.1 mi
Vernal Pool Trail0.1 mi
1 more trails
Back-of-the-Hill Trail
0.1 miBiking & sports
1.1 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
1.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
30Baseball
29Tennis
20Basketball
8Soccer
2Pickleball
2Skate park
2Beach volleyball
2Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →14 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 51 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Capron HouseBuilding · listed 1978
About itCapt. Joel Robinson HouseBuilding · listed 1978
About itBlackinton Houses and ParkDistrict · listed 1979
About itFirst Parsonage for Second East Parish ChurchBuilding · listed 1980
About itHerbert A. Sadler HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itHebronville Mill Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1984
About itEast Attleborough AcademyBuilding · listed 1985
About itMakepeace, D. E., CompanyBuilding · listed 1985
About itUS Post Office-Attleboro MainBuilding · listed 1987
About itNorthbound and Southbound StationsBuilding · listed 1989
About itDodgeville MillDistrict · listed 2018
About itWatson, Newell & Company FactoryBuilding · listed 2020
About it2 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in Attleboro: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 40 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 78 | 83 | 82 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
July is the driest month (3.5 in) and the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 4.9 inches fall in March, the wettest month. The climate in Attleboro →
Next door
Attleboro and its neighbors
Attleboro has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Cumberland90 miAttleboro53 miNorth Attleborough Town29 miRehoboth24 miSeekonk18 miPawtucket6.4 miValley Falls0.4 miCentral Falls0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attleboro | 18% | 2.0 | 40 | 95% | A+ |
| North Attleborough Town | 16% | 1.5 | 30 | 94% | A |
| Rehoboth | 11% | 0.5 | 122 | 65% | A− |
| Seekonk | 16% | 1.0 | 38 | 86% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Attleboro
Where can I hike in Attleboro?
The longest trail networks: Highland Park, 3.2 miles; Attleboro Springs Wildlife Sanctuary, 2.5 miles; Capron Park, 1.7 miles; Colman Reservation, 1.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Attleboro is conserved land?
18% of its land, against a typical 21% for a Massachusetts town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Attleboro’s trails?
Highland Park and Attleboro Springs Wildlife Sanctuary don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Attleboro?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes and 1.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Attleboro?
40,432 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Attleboro or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,981 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Attleboro have?
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #146 of 283 in Massachusetts. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Attleboro 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 →