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Outdoors in Harmony

Few parks or trails are on the map in Harmony

7% of Harmony’s land is conserved, about 126 acres. 1.8 miles of mapped trail cross Harmony, 0.6 per square mile of land. 9% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
7%
126 acres · of 2.9 sq mi of land
Trails
1.8 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Near a park
9%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
650 ft
Absalona Hill
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

126 conserved acres

7% of Harmony’s land. Who manages Harmony’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State conservation65 ac
State natural resources51 ac
Not recorded61 ac
Conservation Easement · 65 acPrivate Conservation · 61 acState Conservation Area · 51 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 15 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Kelley
Private Conservation
Not recorded61Unknown
Phillips Farm
State Conservation Area
State natural resources51Unknown
Things to do

4 places to go in Harmony

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

Beaches in Harmony
Steers Beach
Directions

Plus 2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

6 named trails

Named trails
Phillips Trail0.4 mi
Cutler Trail0.3 mi
Field Trail0.2 mi
Steere Hill Trail0.1 mi
Stone Dam Trail0.1 mi
(shortcut)0.1 mi
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
2Basketball

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

When to get out

The best walking months in Harmony: 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)363946596977828174625141
Rain (in)4.23.64.74.63.74.23.74.04.25.14.44.9

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 Harmony →

Next door

Harmony and its neighbors

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TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Harmony— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Glocester20%0.92132%B+
Smithfield11%1.41870%A−
Chepachet— 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 Harmony

Is there public land near Harmony?

8,192 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Harmony or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Harmony 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 →