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Chepachet, Rhode Island (ca 1905)Photo: Public domain · Public domain
–Not graded
Outdoors in Chepachet

Few parks or trails are on the map in Chepachet

3% of Chepachet’s land is conserved, about 116 acres. 50 acres are parks and preserves, 26 per 1,000 residents. 2.5 miles of mapped trail cross Chepachet, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
3%
116 acres · of 5.5 sq mi of land
Trails
2.5 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
50 ac
26 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
48%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
699 ft
Tourtellotte Hill
Lakes & rivers
4
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Glocester Memorial Park

Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

116 conserved acres

3% of Chepachet’s land. Who manages Chepachet’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources47 ac
State conservation47 ac
Other or Unknown Federal Land35 ac
Not recorded34 ac
Conservation Easement · 82 acRecreation or Education Easement · 31 acLocal Park · 19 acState Conservation Area · 17 acPrivate Conservation · 15 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 66 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 6 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Chepachet River Park
Local Park
Not recorded18Unknown
Scotstun Town Forest
State Conservation Area
State natural resources17Unknown
Signe Woodlands
Private Conservation
Not recorded15Unknown
Spring Grove Beach
Local Park
Not recorded1Unknown
Things to do

5 places to go in Chepachet

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

Peaks in Chepachet
Tourtellotte Hill699 ft elevation
Directions
Acote Hill489 ft elevation
Directions
Trails & water

2 named trails and 4 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Outer Loop East Trail0.2 mi
Footpath Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
6Baseball
4Pickleball
3Tennis
1Soccer
1Basketball

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Chepachet: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.410.511.813.314.515.214.913.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)363946586977828073625141
Rain (in)4.23.64.74.63.74.33.74.14.25.14.34.9

February is the driest month (3.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Chepachet →

Next door

Chepachet and its neighbors

Chepachet has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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
Chepachet— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Harmony— 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 Chepachet

Are dogs allowed on Chepachet’s trails?

Glocester Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Chepachet?

9,634 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chepachet or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 50 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Chepachet neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →