Veterans Memorial Park
Park
204 acres2.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Brian McGuirk · CC BY-SA 2.0A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Barrington
Barrington has 14 miles of mapped trails, 1.7 for every square mile of land
19% of Barrington’s land is conserved, about 1,012 acres. 98% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Veterans Memorial Park (2.2 mi), Osamequin Nature Trails and Bird Sanctuary (1.5 mi), Tall Cedars (0.5 mi).
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns · #3 of 38 in Rhode Island. What drives it
Conserved land
19%
1,012 acres · of 8.2 sq mi of land
Trails
14 mi
1.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
509 ac
30 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.9 mi
3.9 mi paths
Highest peak
52 ft
Primrose Hill
Lakes & rivers
9
10 beaches · 4 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Barrington?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Barrington have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Barrington is ahead of 96% of U.S. towns, #3 of 38 in Rhode Island. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Barrington’s overall grade.
Conserved land19% of the land · typical RI town 19% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (14 mi) · RI 1.1 · U.S. 0.4APark land30 acres of park per 1,000 residents (509 acres) · RI 21 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home98% of residents within a half mile of a park · RI 72% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 96%
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Rhode Island towns of 2,500+ (38)Ahead of 95%
Rhode Island towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 19%; the U.S., 4%), so Barrington’s 19% is ahead of 51% of Rhode Island towns, while its trails per square mile lead 81% of them.
Water is 47% of Barrington’s area (7 of 15 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 10%.
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 Veterans Memorial Park, with 2.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Osamequin Nature Trails and Bird Sanctuary
Park
93 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Tall Cedars
Managed by Barrington Land Conservation Trust
39 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Doug Rayner Wildlife Refuge
Nature preserve
88 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 17 parks & preserves
Veterans Memorial Park204 acres · 2.2 mi of trail
DirectionsOsamequin Nature Trails and Bird Sanctuary93 acres · 1.5 mi of trail
Tall Cedars39 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Barrington Land Conservation Trust
DirectionsDoug Rayner Wildlife Refuge88 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Police Cove Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsLundgren8 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsHeritage Woods3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Johannis Farm26 acres
Lion's Head11 acres · Barrington Land Conservation Trust
Annawamscutt Brook7 acres · Audubon Society of Rhode Island
Currier Sanctuary5 acres
DirectionsCalf's Tongue4 acres · Barrington Land Conservation Trust
Latham Park3 acres
DirectionsOrmand Park2 acres
Sowams Road2 acres
DirectionsOsamequin Woods1 acres
Gilbert Marsh1 acres · Barrington Land Conservation Trust
Who protects it
1,012 conserved acres
19% of Barrington’s land. Water is left out: Barrington has 8.2 square miles of land and 7.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Barrington’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits301 ac
Town or city218 ac
Other or Unknown Federal Land170 ac
State conservation145 ac
State natural resources79 ac
National Park Service5 ac
Other state land3 ac
Conservation Easement · 546 acLocal Park · 158 acPrivate Conservation · 149 acLocal Conservation Area · 146 acUnknown Easement · 84 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 366 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 80 of 124 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 82 | Open |
| East Bay Bikepath State Park | Not recorded | 74 | Unknown |
| One Hundred Acre Cove State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 47 | Unknown |
| Hundred Acre Cove Tidal Marsh Private Conservation | Not recorded | 43 | Unknown |
| Johannis Farm State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 28 | Unknown |
| St. Andrews Farm Local Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 27 | Open |
| Priscilla Drive Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| New Meadow Neck Local Park | Not recorded | 24 | Unknown |
| Bristol County Water Authority Watershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 24 | Unknown |
| Nayatt Road Park Local Park | Town or city | 21 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
25 places to go in Barrington
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Barrington
10 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Public pools in Barrington
pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Barrington
Peck Center Playground
DirectionsPlus 7 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Barrington
4 boat launches without a name on the map.
Peaks in Barrington
Primrose Hill52 ft elevation
DirectionsPrince Hill46 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
9 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.9 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
24Tennis
16Baseball
12Pickleball
5Basketball
3Soccer
3Lacrosse
1Beach volleyball
1Multi-sport
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →9 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Belton CourtBuilding · listed 1976
About itBarrington Civic CenterDistrict · listed 1976
About itNayatt Point LighthouseStructure · listed 1988
About itSt. Matthew's Episcopal ChurchBuilding · listed 1991
About itO'Bannon MillBuilding · listed 1996
About itAlfred Drowne Road Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2005
About itJennys Lane Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2008
About itBenjamin Aborn Jackson HouseBuilding · listed 2008
About itAllen-West HouseBuilding · listed 2013
About itGeneral Thomas Allin HouseBuilding · listed 2025
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Barrington: 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) | 38 | 40 | 47 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 53 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
July is the driest month (3.3 in) and the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.0 inches fall in March, the wettest month. The climate in Barrington →
Next door
Barrington 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington | 19% | 1.7 | 30 | 98% | A+ |
| Warren | 20% | 1.1 | 20 | 94% | A |
| Warwick | 9% | 0.7 | 13 | 62% | B+ |
| East Providence | 4% | 1.2 | 5 | 80% | B |
| Bristol | 12% | 1.8 | 37 | 89% | A |
| Portsmouth | 35% | 1.5 | 16 | 64% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Barrington
Where can I hike in Barrington?
The longest trail networks: Veterans Memorial Park, 2.2 miles; Osamequin Nature Trails and Bird Sanctuary, 1.5 miles; Tall Cedars, 0.5 miles; Doug Rayner Wildlife Refuge, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Barrington is conserved land?
19% of its land, against a typical 19% for a Rhode Island town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Barrington’s trails?
Veterans Memorial Park and Osamequin Nature Trails and Bird Sanctuary don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Barrington?
3.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Barrington?
10,630 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Barrington or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 514 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Barrington have?
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #3 of 38 in Rhode Island. 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 Barrington 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 →