Bird Street Conservation Land
Nature preserve
674 acres9.2 mi of trail
Roy Robinson Loop Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger) · Public domainA+Outdoors
Outdoors in Stoughton
19% of Stoughton’s land is conserved, and 98% of residents live within a half mile of a park
15 miles of mapped trail cross Stoughton, 1.0 per square mile of land. 1,358 acres are parks and preserves, 46 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Bird Street Conservation Land (9.2 mi), Ward Well Conservation Area (1.2 mi), Glen Echo Park (0.8 mi).
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns · #163 of 283 in Massachusetts. What drives it
Conserved land
19%
1,949 acres · of 16.1 sq mi of land
Trails
15 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,358 ac
46 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.1 mi
0.6 mi lanes · 1.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
8
What kind of outdoors town is Stoughton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Stoughton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stoughton is ahead of 95% of U.S. towns, #163 of 283 in Massachusetts. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Stoughton’s overall grade.
Conserved land19% of the land · typical MA town 21% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (15 mi) · MA 1.9 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land46 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,358 acres) · MA 91 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home98% 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 95%
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Massachusetts towns of 2,500+ (283)Ahead of 43%
Massachusetts towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 21%; the U.S., 4%), so Stoughton’s 19% is ahead of 41% of Massachusetts towns, while its trails per square mile lead 18% 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 Bird Street Conservation Land, with 9.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ward Well Conservation Area
Nature preserve
75 acres1.2 mi of trail
Red Road TrailRed TrailBlue Road TrailRed Loop Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Glen Echo Park
Nature preserve
97 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Ames Long Pond Area
Nature preserve
91 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
North Stoughton Area
Nature preserve
31 acres0.3 mi of trail
Lower Blue TrailRoyal Road Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 21 parks & preserves
Bird Street Conservation Land674 acres · 9.2 mi of trail
DirectionsWard Well Conservation Area75 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
DirectionsGlen Echo Park97 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Ames Long Pond Area91 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Halloran Park6 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsNorth Stoughton Area31 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsFaxon Veterans Memorial Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsWoods Pond60 acres
DirectionsChase Run Open Space48 acres
Cedar Swamp35 acres
Capen-Reynolds Farm35 acres
Chemung Hill Area27 acres
DirectionsShuman Avenue Conservation Area25 acres
Manfred Kolz Soccer Fields23 acres
Former Shiretown Parcel14 acres
D. Forbes Estate14 acres
T.L. Edwards Estate Conservation Area11 acres
Marks Field5 acres
Almon Fredericks Estate3 acres
P.C. Frederick J. Conley Memorial Field1 acres
DirectionsPaul X. Walsh Memorial Park1 acres
Who protects it
1,949 conserved acres
19% of Stoughton’s land. Who manages Stoughton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city709 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits108 ac
Not recorded1,475 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 1,165 acConservation Easement · 556 acRecreation or Education Easement · 211 acWatershed Protection Area · 192 acResearch or Educational Area · 84 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 423 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 85 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoughton Memorial Conservation Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 511 | Open |
| Ames Long Pond Area Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 105 | Open |
| Cedar Swamp Conservation Area Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 101 | Open |
| Cedar Hill Golf Course Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 64 | Open |
| Canton Watershed Area Watershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 53 | Open |
| C W Welch Memorial Fish And Game Preserve Private Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 49 | Restricted |
| Chase Run Conservation Area Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 47 | Open |
| Muddy & Town Pond Area Watershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 47 | Closed |
| Canton Conservation Land Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 47 | Restricted |
| Ames Long Pond Watershed Area Watershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 45 | Closed |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
24 places to go in Stoughton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Stoughton
Stone Ends Community Pool
Directionsthe Y Indoor Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Stoughton
Bradley Lessa Memorial PlaygroundIn Bird Street Conservation Land
DirectionsDeborah L. Levitz Playground
DirectionsEast Playground
DirectionsJohn L. Griffin Playground
DirectionsKids Sports Playground
DirectionsKidsports Outdoor Playground
DirectionsLIL Tots Playground
DirectionsNorth Playground
Directions3 more playgrounds
Plus 10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Stoughton
Camp Christina Entrance
DirectionsTrails & water
14 named trails and 8 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 11.3 mi
Roy Robinson Loop Trail1.6 mi
Red Road Trail0.3 mi
Red Trail0.2 mi
Lower Blue Trail0.2 mi
Blue Road Trail0.2 mi
Red Loop Trail0.1 mi
Simpson Terrace0.1 mi
Foot Path (Canton St. - Cushing St.0.1 mi
Upper Blue Trail0.1 mi
Blue Road Loop Trail0.1 mi
4 more trails
Footpath
0.1 miRed South Trail
0.1 miWindsor Woods Lane East Trail
0.1 miRoyal Road Trail
0.1 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.6 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.1 mi
off-road bike paths
2.5 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
15Baseball
13Basketball
10Soccer
5Tennis
4Football
4Tracks
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 80 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Stoughton: 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 | 84 | 82 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
July is the driest month (3.4 in) and the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.0 inches fall in March, the wettest month. The climate in Stoughton →
Next door
Stoughton and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Stoughton
Where can I hike in Stoughton?
The longest trail networks: Bird Street Conservation Land, 9.2 miles; Ward Well Conservation Area, 1.2 miles; Glen Echo Park, 0.8 miles; Ames Long Pond Area, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Stoughton is conserved land?
19% 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 Stoughton’s trails?
Bird Street Conservation Land and Ward Well Conservation Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Stoughton?
4.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of painted or protected lanes, 1.1 of off-road paths and 2.5 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Stoughton?
59,358 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stoughton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,513 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Stoughton have?
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #163 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 Stoughton 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 →