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Outdoors in Seekonk

16% of Seekonk’s land is conserved: 1,837 acres

18 miles of mapped trail cross Seekonk, 1.0 per square mile of land. 596 acres are parks and preserves, 38 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Caratunk Wildlife Refuge (4.2 mi), Edna Martin Wildlife Refuge (0.7 mi).

Ahead of 91% of U.S. towns · #214 of 283 in Massachusetts. What drives it

Conserved land
16%
1,837 acres · of 18.4 sq mi of land
Trails
18 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
596 ac
38 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
86%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
138 ft
Jacobs Hill
Lakes & rivers
7

What kind of outdoors town is Seekonk?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

Land that stays wild16% of the land is conserved; a typical Massachusetts town, 21%.A trail town1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, more than 80% of U.S. towns.Parks close to home86% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Seekonk have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Seekonk is ahead of 91% of U.S. towns, #214 of 283 in Massachusetts. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.

A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Seekonk’s overall grade.
Conserved land16% of the land · typical MA town 21% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (18 mi) · MA 1.9 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land38 acres of park per 1,000 residents (596 acres) · MA 91 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home86% 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%
LessMore
Massachusetts towns of 2,500+ (283)Ahead of 24%

Massachusetts towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 21%; the U.S., 4%), so Seekonk’s 16% is ahead of 26% of Massachusetts towns, while its trails per square mile lead 19% of them.

How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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.

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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 Caratunk Wildlife Refuge, with 4.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Caratunk Wildlife Refuge

Nature preserve
192 acres4.2 mi of trail
Perimeter Trail (Red)Hemlock Loop Trail (Green)Cole's Brook Loop (Yellow)Observation Trail Loop (Blue)+1
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Edna Martin Wildlife Refuge

Managed by Seekonk Land Conservation Trust
33 acres0.7 mi of trail
Edna Martin Wildlife Refuge Loop
No dogs
Directionsto the parking lot

Helen Brackett Reserve

Nature preserve
48 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Prospect Woods

Nature preserve
35 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 14 parks & preserves
Caratunk Wildlife Refuge192 acres · 4.2 mi of trail
Edna Martin Wildlife Refuge33 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · Seekonk Land Conservation Trust
Directions
Seekonk Sanctuary13 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Tower Road Woods31 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Helen Brackett Reserve48 acres
Prospect Woods35 acres
Read Woods26 acres
Woodland Ave19 acres
Town Forest18 acres
Runnins River Wetland16 acres
Carpenter Woods12 acres
Cushing Conservation Area10 acres
Carpenter Bird Sanctuary8 acres
Woodland Ave Conservation Land3 acres
Who protects it

1,837 conserved acres

16% of Seekonk’s land. Who manages Seekonk’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits885 ac
Other state land314 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)101 ac
Joint101 ac
Town or city18 ac
Not recorded1,054 ac
Conservation Easement · 889 acAgricultural Easement · 516 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 322 acPrivate Conservation · 287 acWatershed Protection Area · 258 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 772 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 25 of 115 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Seekonk Water Supply Land
Watershed Protection Area
Not recorded255Unknown
Ledgemont Country Club
Private Other or Unknown
Not recorded204Restricted
Pawtucket Country Club
Private Other or Unknown
Not recorded92Restricted
Read Street Conservation Area
Private Conservation
Not recorded36Open
Prospect Street Conservation Area
Private Conservation
Not recorded35Open
Edna Martin Wildlife Refuge
Private Conservation
Not recorded33Open
Greenwood Avenue Conservation Area
Private Conservation
Not recorded29Open
George R Martin Elementary School Playground
Research or Educational Area
Not recorded22Open
Young Farm Conservation Area
Local Other or Unknown
Not recorded21Open
Wampanoag Rod and Gun Club
Private Other or Unknown
Not recorded18Restricted

5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.

Things to do

3 places to go in Seekonk

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

Scenic views in Seekonk
Observation StructureIn Caratunk Wildlife Refuge
Directions
Trails & water

9 named trails and 7 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.5 miUnpaved · 5.7 mi
Perimeter Trail (Red)1.8 mi
Edna Martin Wildlife Refuge Loop0.6 mi
Hemlock Loop Trail (Green)0.6 mi
Cole's Brook Loop (Yellow)0.6 mi
Turner Reservoir Loop Trail0.5 mi
Observation Trail Loop (Blue)0.3 mi
Muskrat Pond Loop (White)0.3 mi
Red Trail0.1 mi
Powerline Cutoff0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Burrs PondpondIce PondpondMuskrat PondOld Grist Mill PondpondTen Mile River ReservoirreservoirRunnins RiverTen Mile River
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
18Tennis
13Baseball
9Soccer
1Football
1Basketball

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

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Martin HouseBuilding · listed 1974
About it
Carpenter HomesteadDistrict · listed 1993
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Seekonk: 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)9.510.511.813.314.515.214.913.812.411.09.89.1
High (°F)384047586978838274635243
Rain (in)4.13.65.04.63.54.13.33.84.04.84.24.9

July is the driest month (3.3 in) and the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 5.0 inches fall in March, the wettest month. The climate in Seekonk →

Next door

Seekonk and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Attleboro53 miRehoboth24 miSwansea21 miSeekonk18 miEast Providence16 miPawtucket6.4 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Seekonk16%1.03886%A
Rehoboth11%0.512265%A−
Attleboro18%2.04095%A+
Swansea10%0.93667%A−

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

Questions about parks and trails in Seekonk

Where can I hike in Seekonk?

The longest trail networks: Caratunk Wildlife Refuge, 4.2 miles; Edna Martin Wildlife Refuge, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Seekonk is conserved land?

16% 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 Seekonk’s trails?

Caratunk Wildlife Refuge and Edna Martin Wildlife Refuge don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Seekonk?

22,095 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Seekonk or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 774 of them inside the town line.

How much outdoors does Seekonk have?

Ahead of 91% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #214 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 Seekonk 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 →