Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Ashaway
5% of Ashaway’s land is conserved, about 78 acres. 77 acres are parks and preserves, 44 per 1,000 residents. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Ashaway, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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78 conserved acres
5% of Ashaway’s land. Who manages Ashaway’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopkinton Recreation Department Park Local Park | Town or city | 70 | Open |
| Briggs Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Bethel Village Water Association Watershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
| Brown Property Private Conservation | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
2 places to go in Ashaway
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Ashaway: 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 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 40 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 53 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.5 inches fall in March, the wettest month. The climate in Ashaway →
Ashaway and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Ashaway
Are dogs allowed on Ashaway’s trails?
Crandall Field doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ashaway?
9,565 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ashaway or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 77 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Ashaway neighbors.
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 →