Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.01,464 acres are parks and preserves, 41 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: George B. Parker Woodland Wildlife Refuge (4.6 mi), Maxwell Mays Wildlife Refuge (3.1 mi), Beaudoin Conservation Area (2.8 mi). 41 miles of mapped trail cross Coventry, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns · #21 of 38 in Rhode Island. What drives it
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On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Coventry is ahead of 80% of U.S. towns, #21 of 38 in Rhode Island. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
Rhode Island towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 19%; the U.S., 4%), so Coventry’s 19% is ahead of 49% of Rhode Island towns, while its trails per square mile lead 24% of them.
Water is 5% of Coventry’s area (3 of 62 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 18%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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The longest trail network is George B. Parker Woodland Wildlife Refuge, with 4.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
19% of Coventry’s land. Water is left out: Coventry has 59.1 square miles of land and 3.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Coventry’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3,255 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 159 of 208 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Farm Management Area State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 1,521 | Unknown |
| Larkin & McAlpine Preserve Private Conservation | Not recorded | 612 | Unknown |
| Mishnock River Watershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 392 | Unknown |
| George B Parker Woodland Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 350 | Closed |
| Maxwell Mays Property Private Conservation | Not recorded | 276 | Unknown |
| Wood River Barrens Matrix Forest Site Fee Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 85 | Unknown |
| Coventry Greenway Local Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 82 | Open |
| Nf Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 69 | Unknown |
| Merrill S Whipple Conservation Area Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 55 | Open |
| Janine A. Petrarca Wildlife Refuge Private Conservation | Not recorded | 55 | Unknown |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 swimming spot without a name on the map.
11 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 fishing spot without a name on the map.
4 picnic areas without a name on the map.
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 country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 7 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
4 more on the History page.
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) | 37 | 40 | 47 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
July is the driest month (3.5 in) and the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.9 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Coventry →
Coventry has the second most mapped trails of the 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry | 19% | 0.7 | 41 | 48% | A− |
| West Greenwich | 52% | 3.5 | 3 | 21% | B+ |
| West Warwick | 4% | 0.2 | 3 | 84% | C+ |
| Scituate | 37% | 0.1 | 5 | 18% | C+ |
| Foster | 14% | 0.3 | 25 | 21% | B |
| Cranston | 7% | 0.6 | 12 | 83% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
The longest trail networks: George B. Parker Woodland Wildlife Refuge, 4.6 miles; Maxwell Mays Wildlife Refuge, 3.1 miles; Beaudoin Conservation Area, 2.8 miles; Merrill S. Whipple Conservation Area, 1.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
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.
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Beaudoin Conservation Area (on leash), Merrill S. Whipple Conservation Area, Sandy Acres Recreation Area and Janice L. Sullivan Conservation Area (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
14 miles of bike routes are on the map: 14 of off-road paths.
14,437 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Coventry or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,547 of them inside the town line.
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #21 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.
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Coventry neighbors.
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 →