Glocester Town Pound · Photo: Swampyank at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.020% of Glocester’s land is conserved: 6,942 acres
49 miles of mapped trail cross Glocester, 0.9 per square mile of land. 218 acres are parks and preserves, 21 per 1,000 residents. 32% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns · #27 of 38 in Rhode Island. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Glocester?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Glocester have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Glocester is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns, #27 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 Glocester’s 20% is ahead of 59% of Rhode Island towns, while its trails per square mile lead 41% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pascoag Reservoir Fishing Access
Marion Irons Beach
6,942 conserved acres
20% of Glocester’s land. Who manages Glocester’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1,242 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 101 of 157 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durfee Hill Management Area State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 1,478 | Unknown |
| Killingly Pond Management Area State Conservation Area | Not recorded | 731 | Unknown |
| Sprague Farm State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 681 | Unknown |
| George Washington Management Area State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 489 | Unknown |
| Sprague Hill State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 464 | Unknown |
| Factory Mutual Gift Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 139 | Unknown |
| Newman Wildlife Sanctuary Private Conservation | Not recorded | 136 | Unknown |
| Sprague Hill = Purvis (deed restriction) Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 129 | Unknown |
| Kelley Private Conservation | Not recorded | 127 | Unknown |
| Seldom Seen Farm Private Conservation | Not recorded | 123 | Unknown |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
27 places to go in Glocester
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 3 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
7 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Plus 1 fishing spot without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 scenic view without a name on the map.
3 more peaks
25 named trails and 21 lakes & rivers
15 more trails
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.
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Glocester: 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 | 39 | 46 | 58 | 69 | 77 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
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 Glocester →
Glocester and its neighbors
Glocester has the second most mapped trails of the 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glocester | 20% | 0.9 | 21 | 32% | B+ |
| Burrillville | 24% | 1.3 | 37 | 53% | A |
| Foster | 14% | 0.3 | 25 | 21% | B |
| Smithfield | 11% | 1.4 | 18 | 70% | A− |
| Pascoag | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Scituate | 37% | 0.1 | 5 | 18% | C+ |
| 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 Glocester
How much of Glocester is conserved land?
20% 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 Glocester’s trails?
Byron Winsor Park and Glocester Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Glocester?
19,611 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Glocester or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 571 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Glocester have?
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #27 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 Glocester 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 →