Dighton Rock State Park
Nature preserve
98 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Berkley
Berkley has 246 acres of parks, 36 for every 1,000 residents
8% of Berkley’s land is conserved, about 814 acres. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Berkley, 0.1 per square mile of land. 50% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
814 acres · of 16.5 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
246 ac
36 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
50%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
151 ft
Bryant Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Berkley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Berkley is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Berkley’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical MA town 21% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · MA 1.9 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land36 acres of park per 1,000 residents (246 acres) · MA 91 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home50% of residents within a half mile of a park · MA 93% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 53%
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Massachusetts towns of 2,500+ (283)#283 of 283
Massachusetts towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 21%; the U.S., 4%), so Berkley’s 8% is ahead of 4% of Massachusetts towns, while its trails per square mile lead 0% of them.
Water is 5% of Berkley’s area (1 of 17 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 7%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B+. 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 Dighton Rock State Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Berkley Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
814 conserved acres
8% of Berkley’s land. Water is left out: Berkley has 16.5 square miles of land and 0.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Berkley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits459 ac
Other state land381 ac
State parks97 ac
Town or city68 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)48 ac
Not recorded232 ac
Conservation Easement · 460 acAgricultural Easement · 426 acState Park · 149 acResearch or Educational Area · 78 acUnknown Easement · 47 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 461 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 5 of 66 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dighton Rock State Park State Park | Not recorded | 149 | Open |
| Berkley Middle School Athletic Fields Research or Educational Area | Not recorded | 64 | Open |
| St Yves Memorial Park Local Park | Not recorded | 46 | Open |
| Church Street Conservation Area Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 19 | Open |
| Berkely Community School Research or Educational Area | Not recorded | 14 | Restricted |
| Fox Cemetery Local Historic or Cultural Area | Not recorded | 10 | Open |
| Anthony Street Sports Complex Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 9 | Open |
| Overlock II Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 8 | Closed |
| Overlock I Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 8 | Closed |
| Berkley Town Common Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 6 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
4 places to go in Berkley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Berkley
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Berkley
Bryant Hill151 ft elevation
DirectionsHospital Hill79 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 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
9Baseball
2Soccer
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Dighton RockObject · listed 1980
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Berkley: 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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 40 | 47 | 59 | 69 | 78 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 4.2 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
July is the driest month (3.3 in) and the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.2 inches fall in March, the wettest month. The climate in Berkley →
Next door
Berkley and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Berkley
Where can I hike in Berkley?
The longest trail networks: Dighton Rock State Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Berkley is conserved land?
8% 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 Berkley’s trails?
Dighton Rock State Park and Berkley Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Berkley?
43,143 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Berkley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 246 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Berkley have?
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Berkley 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 →