Gleason Family Wildlife Preser
Nature preserve
48 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Wareham Center
21% of Wareham Center’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Gleason Family Wildlife Preser (0.9 mi). 21% of Wareham Center’s land is conserved, about 223 acres.
Conserved land
21%
223 acres · of 1.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.9 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
153 ac
42 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
13 beaches · 2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Wareham Center?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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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 Gleason Family Wildlife Preser, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Eldridge And Brown
Nature preserve
6 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Marks Cove
Nature preserve
25 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Broad Marsh
Nature preserve
12 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 10 parks & preserves
Gleason Family Wildlife Preser48 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
Eldridge And Brown6 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Marks Cove25 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Broad Marsh12 acres
Swifts Beach Road6 acres
Conant Hill5 acres
Thomas Salt Meadow3 acres
Cromesett Neck2 acres
Mary Besse Park and Pier1 acres
Cedar Island1 acres
Who protects it
223 conserved acres
21% of Wareham Center’s land. Water is left out: Wareham Center has 1.6 square miles of land and 0.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Wareham Center’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city25 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)14 ac
Not recorded198 ac
Private Conservation · 79 acResearch or Educational Area · 62 acLocal Other or Unknown · 56 acConservation Easement · 39 acWatershed Protection Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 22 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior/Senior High School Research or Educational Area | Not recorded | 62 | Open |
| Gleason Family Wildlife Preserve Private Conservation | Not recorded | 48 | Open |
| Marks Cove Private Conservation | Not recorded | 17 | Open |
| Swifts Beach Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 15 | Open |
| Broad Marsh Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 12 | Open |
| Stoney Run Conservation Area Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 11 | Open |
| Bodfish Avenue Conservation Area Private Conservation | Not recorded | 9 | Open |
| Swifts Beach Road Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 6 | Open |
| Eldridge And Brown Private Conservation | Not recorded | 6 | Open |
| Thomas Salt Meadow Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 3 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
16 places to go in Wareham Center
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Wareham Center
Plus 10 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Wareham Center
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Wareham Center
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Trails & 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
3Baseball
3Tennis
2Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Wareham Center: 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 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 76 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 63 | 53 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
July is the driest month (3.2 in) and the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.4 inches fall in March, the wettest month. The climate in Wareham Center →
Next door
Wareham Center and its neighbors
Wareham Center has the most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wareham Center | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Weweantic | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Wareham Center
Where can I hike in Wareham Center?
The longest trail networks: Gleason Family Wildlife Preser, 0.9 miles; Eldridge And Brown, 0.3 miles; Marks Cove, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Wareham Center’s trails?
Gleason Family Wildlife Preser and Eldridge And Brown don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wareham Center?
40,624 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wareham Center or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 159 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Wareham Center 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 →