Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.013% of Avon’s land is conserved: 359 acres
245 acres are parks and preserves, 51 per 1,000 residents. 94% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: D.W. Field Park (0.5 mi).
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns · #231 of 283 in Massachusetts. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Avon?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Avon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Avon is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns, #231 of 283 in Massachusetts. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
Massachusetts towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 21%; the U.S., 4%), so Avon’s 13% is ahead of 17% of Massachusetts towns, while its trails per square mile lead 5% of them.
Water is 5% of Avon’s area (0 of 5 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 12%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is D.W. Field Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Fieldstone Preserve
John J DeMarco Park
Robbins Street Conservation Area
All 6 parks & preserves
359 conserved acres
13% of Avon’s land. Water is left out: Avon has 4.3 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Avon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 26 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| D W Field Park Watershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 162 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 57 | Open |
| Town of Avon Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 42 | Closed |
| Avon Water Supply Land Watershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 26 | Closed |
| DeMarco Park Local Park | Not recorded | 23 | Open |
| R.F.Crowley Elem. Sch. Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Robbins Street Conservation Area Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 16 | Open |
| D W Park Watershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 12 | Open |
| Jablonski Property Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| St Michaels Cemetery Private Historic or Cultural | Not recorded | 10 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
3 places to go in Avon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
3 lakes & rivers
3.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Avon: 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 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 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) | 4.1 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 5.0 |
July is the driest month (3.5 in) and the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.0 inches fall in March, the wettest month. The climate in Avon →
Avon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon | 13% | 0.4 | 51 | 94% | A |
| Stoughton | 19% | 1.0 | 46 | 98% | A+ |
| Holbrook | 16% | 1.4 | 28 | 89% | A |
| Randolph Town | 24% | 2.2 | 28 | 93% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Avon
Where can I hike in Avon?
The longest trail networks: D.W. Field Park, 0.5 miles; Fieldstone Preserve, 0.4 miles; John J DeMarco Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Avon is conserved land?
13% 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 Avon’s trails?
D.W. Field Park and Fieldstone Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Avon?
3.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.5 of painted or protected lanes and 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Avon?
45,903 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Avon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 262 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Avon have?
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #231 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 Avon neighbors.
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 →