Palmer Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
212 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Original uploader was LymanSchool at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Warren
Warren has 286 acres of parks, 57 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Palmer Wildlife Management Area (0.7 mi). 6% of Warren’s land is conserved, about 1,134 acres. 2.7 miles of mapped trail cross Warren, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
1,134 acres · of 27.5 sq mi of land
Trails
2.7 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
286 ac
57 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
54%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi lanes
Highest peak
1,168 ft
Coys Hill
Lakes & rivers
5
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Warren?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Warren have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Warren is ahead of 58% 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 Warren’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical MA town 21% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · MA 1.9 · U.S. 0.4CPark land57 acres of park per 1,000 residents (286 acres) · MA 91 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home54% 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 58%
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Massachusetts towns of 2,500+ (283)#282 of 283
Massachusetts towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 21%; the U.S., 4%), so Warren’s 6% is ahead of 2% of Massachusetts towns, while its trails per square mile lead 0% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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 Palmer WMA, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Tyler Memorial Park
Park
19 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Dean Park
Park
14 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Lamberton Brook F.C.
Nature preserve
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 9 parks & preserves
Palmer Wildlife Management Area212 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Dean Park14 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Lucy Stone Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsCutter Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Tyler Memorial Park19 acres
Lamberton Brook F.C.7 acres
Quaboag Wildlife Management Area4 acres
Warren Common2 acres
Town Land1 acres
Who protects it
1,134 conserved acres
6% of Warren’s land. Who manages Warren’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land739 ac
State fish & wildlife208 ac
Town or city78 ac
Not recorded712 ac
Agricultural Easement · 739 acState Conservation Area · 212 acState Resource Management Area · 208 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 190 acWatershed Protection Area · 188 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 370 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 31 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmer Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 417 | Open |
| Warren Water Supply Land Watershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 162 | Closed |
| New England Beagle Club Private Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 124 | Restricted |
| Quaboag Reg High School Research or Educational Area | Not recorded | 82 | Open |
| Quaboag Sports Club Private Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 66 | Restricted |
| W Warren Water District Watershed Protection Area | Town or city | 26 | Closed |
| Pine Grove Cemetery Local Historic or Cultural Area | Not recorded | 25 | Open |
| Warren Community Elem School Research or Educational Area | Not recorded | 24 | Open |
| Tyler Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Dean Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
10 places to go in Warren
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Warren
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Warren
Lucy Stone Park RampIn Lucy Stone Park
DirectionsPeaks in Warren
Coys Hill1,168 ft elevation
DirectionsMarks Mountain1,086 ft elevation
DirectionsBare Knoll965 ft elevation
DirectionsDevils Peak820 ft elevation
DirectionsDisc golf in Warren
501 Disc GolfFee
DirectionsTrails & water
5 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
7Baseball
4Tennis
3Basketball
1Football
1Tracks
1Volleyball
1Soccer
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 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Warren: 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) | 34 | 37 | 44 | 57 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
February is the driest month (3.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.9 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Warren →
Next door
Warren and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren | 6% | 0.1 | 57 | 54% | B |
| West Brookfield | 24% | 0.4 | 500 | 66% | A |
| Palmer Town | 17% | 0.4 | 187 | 71% | A |
| Ware | 30% | 0.7 | 119 | 76% | A |
| Brimfield | 14% | 0.8 | 299 | 46% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Warren
Where can I hike in Warren?
The longest trail networks: Palmer Wildlife Management Area, 0.7 miles; Dean Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Warren is conserved land?
6% 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 Warren’s trails?
Palmer Wildlife Management Area and Tyler Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Warren?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Warren?
44,465 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Warren or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 287 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Warren have?
Ahead of 58% 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 Warren 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 →