Quisset Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
236 acres6.3 mi of trail
Gas LinePower Line Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Blackstone Viaduct · Photo: Pi.1415926535 · CC BY-SA 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Blackstone
Blackstone has 24 miles of mapped trails, 2.2 for every square mile of land
382 acres are parks and preserves, 41 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Quisset Wildlife Management Area (6.3 mi), Quisset Wildlife Conservation Easement (1.7 mi). 9% of Blackstone’s land is conserved, about 653 acres.
Ahead of 91% of U.S. towns · #217 of 283 in Massachusetts. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
653 acres · of 11.1 sq mi of land
Trails
24 mi
2.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
382 ac
41 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
79%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.0 mi
2.0 mi paths
Highest peak
449 ft
Waterbug Hill
Lakes & rivers
4
What kind of outdoors town is Blackstone?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Blackstone have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Blackstone is ahead of 91% of U.S. towns, #217 of 283 in Massachusetts. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Blackstone’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical MA town 21% · U.S. 4%B+Trails2.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (24 mi) · MA 1.9 · U.S. 0.4APark land41 acres of park per 1,000 residents (382 acres) · MA 91 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home79% of residents within a half mile of a park · MA 93% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 91%
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Massachusetts towns of 2,500+ (283)Ahead of 23%
Massachusetts towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 21%; the U.S., 4%), so Blackstone’s 9% is ahead of 5% of Massachusetts towns, while its trails per square mile lead 56% 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 Quisset WMA, with 6.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Quisset Wildlife Conservation Easement
Nature preserve
127 acres1.7 mi of trail
Gas Line
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Turbesi Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Quisset Wildlife Management Area236 acres · 6.3 mi of trail
Quisset Wildlife Conservation Easement127 acres · 1.7 mi of trail
Turbesi Park8 acres
Tupperware Park8 acres
DirectionsRoosevelt Park7 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
653 conserved acres
9% of Blackstone’s land. Who manages Blackstone’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife127 ac
State natural resources127 ac
State parks17 ac
Other state land9 ac
Town or city9 ac
Not recorded504 ac
Conservation Easement · 266 acState Conservation Area · 241 acWatershed Protection Area · 85 acLocal Other or Unknown · 69 acState Park · 37 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 141 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 7 of 32 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quisset Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 241 | Open |
| Blackstone Water Supply Land Watershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 82 | Unknown |
| Fox Brook Conservation Area Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 46 | Open |
| Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park State Park | Not recorded | 45 | Open |
| Southern New England Trunkline Trail State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 42 | Open |
| JFK School Research or Educational Area | Not recorded | 24 | Open |
| Blackstone-Millville Reg High Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 11 | Open |
| Roosevelt Park Local Park | Not recorded | 9 | Open |
| Fox Brook Cons Area Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Turbesi Park Local Park | Not recorded | 6 | Open |
4 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
7 places to go in Blackstone
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Blackstone
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Blackstone
Waterbug Hill449 ft elevation
DirectionsCandlewood Hill361 ft elevation
DirectionsDaniels Hill341 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.6 miUnpaved · 1.8 mi
Southern New England Trunkline Trail1.6 mi
Power Line Trail1.4 mi
Gas Line1.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Southern New England Trunkline TrailBike route
1.6 miCourts & fields
5Basketball
5Baseball
3Tennis
1Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →7 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
East Blackstone Friends MeetinghouseBuilding · listed 1995
About itSouthwick-Daniels FarmDistrict · listed 1995
About itBlackstone Manufacturing Company Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1995
About itFarnum's Gate Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1995
About itEast Blackstone Village Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1995
About itBlackstone ViaductStructure · listed 2002
About itBenjamin Thayer HouseBuilding · listed 2009
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Blackstone: 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) | 9.4 | 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 | 39 | 47 | 59 | 70 | 78 | 84 | 82 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
February is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.0 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Blackstone →
Next door
Blackstone and its neighbors
Blackstone has the most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackstone | 9% | 2.2 | 41 | 79% | A |
| Bellingham | 11% | 0.8 | 33 | 77% | A |
| Millville | 6% | 0.5 | 46 | 85% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Blackstone
Where can I hike in Blackstone?
The longest trail networks: Quisset Wildlife Management Area, 6.3 miles; Quisset Wildlife Conservation Easement, 1.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Blackstone is conserved land?
9% 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 Blackstone’s trails?
Quisset Wildlife Management Area and Quisset Wildlife Conservation Easement don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Blackstone?
2.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.0 of off-road paths. Named routes: Southern New England Trunkline Trail.
Is there public land near Blackstone?
24,722 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Blackstone or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 552 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Blackstone have?
Ahead of 91% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #217 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 Blackstone 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 →