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RiversideRiverside · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0
–Not graded
Outdoors in New England

Few parks or trails are on the map in New England

0.4 miles of mapped trail cross New England, 0.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Things to do

2 places to go in New England

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

Public pools in New England

1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

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
2Basketball
1Football
1Baseball
1Beach volleyball

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

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

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

History →
RiversideBuilding · listed 1983
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in New England: July 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)9.010.211.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)273142556676848473564130
Rain (in)0.30.40.71.42.63.02.11.51.51.30.40.3

December is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 3.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in New England →

Next door

New England and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
New England— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
New England Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Kunze Township— 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 New England

Is there public land near New England?

3,108 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New England or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from New England 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 →