Buck Hill Management Area
Nature preserve
2,041 acres13.7 mi of trail
Benson Mountain TrailNorth South Trail/Mid State TrailBuck Hill Yellow DotBuck Hill Point Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Buck Hill Wildlife Management Area
Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Burrillville
24% of Burrillville’s land is conserved: 8,534 acres
74 miles of mapped trail cross Burrillville, 1.3 per square mile of land. 611 acres are parks and preserves, 37 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Buck Hill Management Area (13.7 mi), Black Hut State Management Area (10.7 mi), Buck Hill Scout Reservation (0.9 mi).
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns · #13 of 38 in Rhode Island. What drives it
Conserved land
24%
8,534 acres · of 54.9 sq mi of land
Trails
74 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
611 ac
37 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
53%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.7 mi
1.7 mi paths
Highest peak
741 ft
Benson Mountain
Lakes & rivers
20
6 beaches
What kind of outdoors town is Burrillville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Burrillville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Burrillville is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns, #13 of 38 in Rhode Island. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Burrillville’s overall grade.
Conserved land24% of the land · typical RI town 19% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (74 mi) · RI 1.1 · U.S. 0.4APark land37 acres of park per 1,000 residents (611 acres) · RI 21 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home53% of residents within a half mile of a park · RI 72% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 87%
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Rhode Island towns of 2,500+ (38)Ahead of 68%
Rhode Island towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 19%; the U.S., 4%), so Burrillville’s 24% is ahead of 73% of Rhode Island towns, while its trails per square mile lead 59% of them.
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 Buck Hill Management Area, with 13.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Black Hut State Management Area
Nature preserve
1,688 acres10.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Buck Hill Scout Reservation
Nature preserve
189 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Clear River Open Space
Park
38 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 10 parks & preserves
Buck Hill Management Area2,041 acres · 13.7 mi of trail
DirectionsBlack Hut State Management Area1,688 acres · 10.7 mi of trail
Buck Hill Scout Reservation189 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
Clear River Open Space38 acres
Spring Lake Beach22 acres
White Mill Park21 acres
Hauser Field10 acres
Union Pond Fishermans Access2 acres
Harrisville Fishing Area1 acres
Firefighter's Memorial Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
8,534 conserved acres
24% of Burrillville’s land. Who manages Burrillville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation5,700 ac
Other state land1,136 ac
State natural resources727 ac
Town or city614 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits142 ac
State fish & wildlife109 ac
Private owners15 ac
State Resource Management Area · 7,061 acConservation Easement · 6,584 acState Recreation Area · 493 acLocal Conservation Area · 280 acState Park · 231 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 823 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 56 of 95 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington Management Area State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 2,925 | Unknown |
| Buck Hill Management Area State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 2,279 | Unknown |
| Black Hut Management Area State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 1,330 | Unknown |
| Sweet State Recreation Area | Other state land | 493 | Open |
| Blanchard Memorial Management Area Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 213 | Open |
| Boy Scouts of RI 1 State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 183 | Unknown |
| Round Top Management Area State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 164 | Unknown |
| Pulaski/Washington SF State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 130 | Unknown |
| Harrisville Quarries State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 109 | Open |
| Bibeault / Zifcak State Park | Other state land | 104 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
24 places to go in Burrillville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Burrillville
Flynns Beach
DirectionsSpring Lake Beach
DirectionsYWCA BeachIn Black Hut State Management Area
DirectionsPlus 3 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Burrillville
6 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Waterfalls in Burrillville
1 waterfall without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Burrillville
Benson Mountain741 ft elevation · In Buck Hill Management Area
DirectionsBadger Mountain725 ft elevation
DirectionsBuck Hill682 ft elevation · In Buck Hill Management Area
DirectionsWolf Hill669 ft elevation
DirectionsCooper Hill561 ft elevation
DirectionsOak Hill551 ft elevation
DirectionsSnake Hill525 ft elevation
DirectionsDen Hill515 ft elevation
Directions1 more peak
Gazza Hill469 ft elevation
DirectionsPicnic areas in Burrillville
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Burrillville
Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America, Cub World
DirectionsTrails & water
24 named trails and 20 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 8.8 miHorses · 4.4 miUnpaved · 26.5 mi
George Washington Orange Trail5.4 mi
Benson Mountain Trail3.7 mi
Center Trail3.2 mi
North South Trail/Mid State Trail3.1 mi
Border Trail2.2 mi
Munyon Trail2.0 mi
North South Trail1.8 mi
Buck Hill Yellow Dot1.4 mi
Notre Dame Trail1.4 mi
Wilson Trail1.3 mi
14 more trails
Inner Border Trail
1.3 miBlue Dot
1.3 miRichardson Trail
1.2 miRoss Trail
1.2 miWhite Trail
0.9 miBorder/Munyon Connector
0.8 miGeorge Washington Red & Orange Trail
0.7 miBuck Hill Point Trail
0.7 miGeo Washington State Park Trail
0.5 miOrange Trail
0.4 miWhite
0.3 miRichardson/Ross Connector
0.3 miRed Trail
0.2 miGeorge Washington Blue Trail
0.1 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Big Round Top PondreservoirBuck Hill PondreservoirCedar Swamp PondGilleran PondreservoirHarrisville Mill PondLapham PondpondLittle Round Top PondNichols PondlakePascoag ReservoirPeck PondpondRichardson PondRoss PondpondSucker PondpondUnderwood PondpondUpper Slatersville ReservoirreservoirWakefield PondreservoirWilbur PondreservoirWilson ReservoirChepachet RiverClear River
Biking & sports
1.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Baseball
7Tennis
6Basketball
2Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 6 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Harrisville Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1984
About itOakland Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1987
About itPascoag Grammar SchoolBuilding · listed 2006
About itBridgeton SchoolBuilding · listed 2006
About itMoses Taft HouseBuilding · listed 2009
About itEsten-Bowen HouseBuilding · listed 2011
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Burrillville: 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 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 36 | 38 | 46 | 59 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 51 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
February is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Burrillville →
Next door
Burrillville and its neighbors
Burrillville has the second most mapped trails of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burrillville | 24% | 1.3 | 37 | 53% | A |
| Glocester | 20% | 0.9 | 21 | 32% | B+ |
| Pascoag | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| North Smithfield | 8% | 0.4 | 28 | 65% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Burrillville
Where can I hike in Burrillville?
The longest trail networks: Buck Hill Management Area, 13.7 miles; Black Hut State Management Area, 10.7 miles; Buck Hill Scout Reservation, 0.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Burrillville is conserved land?
24% 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 Burrillville’s trails?
Buck Hill Management Area and Black Hut State Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Burrillville?
1.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Burrillville?
27,260 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Burrillville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 819 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Burrillville have?
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #13 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 Burrillville 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 →