Black Hut State Management Area
Nature preserve
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Harrisville
8% of Harrisville’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 8% of Harrisville’s land is conserved, about 39 acres. 25 acres are parks and preserves, 14 per 1,000 residents.
Conserved land
8%
39 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
25 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
0.6 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
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
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Harrisville Fishing Area
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
39 conserved acres
8% of Harrisville’s land. Water is left out: Harrisville has 0.8 square miles of land and 0.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Harrisville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city11 ac
State conservation9 ac
Other state land7 ac
Not recorded36 ac
Local Park · 19 acLocal Recreation Area · 11 acConservation Easement · 10 acState Resource Management Area · 10 acPrivate Other or Unknown · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 7 of 12 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisville Mill Pond Local Park | Not recorded | 19 | Unknown |
| Black Hut Management Area State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 10 | Unknown |
| Burrillville Historical Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Freedom Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Fiddlers Green - Dimauro Private Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 4 | Unknown |
| Sweet State Recreation Area | Other state land | 3 | Open |
| Harrisville Fire District Watershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 2 | Unknown |
| Harrisville Pond Fising Access State Park | Not recorded | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
3 places to go in Harrisville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Harrisville
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Basketball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Harrisville: 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 Harrisville →
Next door
Harrisville and its neighbors
Harrisville has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisville | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Pascoag | — 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 Harrisville
Are dogs allowed on Harrisville’s trails?
Black Hut State Management Area and Harrisville Fishing Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Harrisville?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Harrisville?
15,119 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Harrisville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 25 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Harrisville 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 →