Yawgoog Scout Reservation
Managed by Boy Scouts of America, Narragansett Council
1,330 acres12.4 mi of trail
Round the Pond Trail (Yellow)Hidden Lake TrailFreeman TrailGalkin Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Hopkinton
Hopkinton has 1,422 acres of parks, 169 for every 1,000 residents
20% of Hopkinton’s land is conserved, about 5,628 acres. 52 miles of mapped trail cross Hopkinton, 1.2 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Yawgoog Scout Reservation (12.4 mi), Arcadia Management Area (2.5 mi), How Davey Preserve (The Nature Conservancy) (0.9 mi).
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns · #15 of 38 in Rhode Island. What drives it
Conserved land
20%
5,628 acres · of 43.0 sq mi of land
Trails
52 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,422 ac
169 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
32%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
410 ft
Champlin Hill
Lakes & rivers
18
4 beaches
What kind of outdoors town is Hopkinton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hopkinton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hopkinton is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns, #15 of 38 in Rhode Island. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hopkinton’s overall grade.
Conserved land20% of the land · typical RI town 19% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (52 mi) · RI 1.1 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land169 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,422 acres) · RI 21 · U.S. 13AParks close to home32% of residents within a half mile of a park · RI 72% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 86%
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Rhode Island towns of 2,500+ (38)Ahead of 62%
Rhode Island towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 19%; the U.S., 4%), so Hopkinton’s 20% is ahead of 62% of Rhode Island towns, while its trails per square mile lead 57% of them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Yawgoog Scout Reservation, with 12.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Arcadia Management Area
Nature preserve
1,546 acres2.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
How Davey Preserve (The Nature Conservancy)
Nature preserve
63 acres0.9 mi of trail
Pitch Pine Trail (Blue)
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Kenyon Crossroads
Nature preserve
91 acres0.6 mi of trail
Tomaquag Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Yawgoog Scout Reservation1,330 acres · 12.4 mi of trail · Boy Scouts of America, Narragansett Council
DirectionsArcadia Management Area1,546 acres · 2.5 mi of trail
DirectionsHow Davey Preserve (The Nature Conservancy)63 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
Kenyon Crossroads91 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Crandall Field23 acres
DirectionsJoseph Langworthy Memorial Park3 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
5,628 conserved acres
20% of Hopkinton’s land. Who manages Hopkinton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation3,787 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1,378 ac
Town or city431 ac
State natural resources398 ac
Other state land305 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)218 ac
State fish & wildlife72 ac
Conservation Easement · 4,722 acState Resource Management Area · 2,639 acPrivate Conservation · 1,494 acAgricultural Easement · 473 acLocal Other or Unknown · 443 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 793 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 101 of 129 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia Management Area State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 1,258 | Unknown |
| Rockville Management Area State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 841 | Unknown |
| Canonchet Brook Fee Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 563 | Unknown |
| Pawcatuck River Private Conservation | Not recorded | 441 | Unknown |
| Arcadia Ponds Matrix Forest Site Fee Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 300 | Unknown |
| Black Farm Management Area State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 300 | Unknown |
| Long Pond Woods Private Conservation | Not recorded | 189 | Unknown |
| Pawcatuck Borderlands State Resource Management Area | Not recorded | 181 | Unknown |
| Kenny Hill Subdivision Private Conservation | Not recorded | 176 | Unknown |
| Canonchet Brook State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 114 | Unknown |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
66 places to go in Hopkinton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Hopkinton
No Bottom PointIn Yawgoog Scout Reservation
DirectionsPlus 3 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Hopkinton
5 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Peaks in Hopkinton
Champlin Hill410 ft elevation
DirectionsFenner Hill351 ft elevation
DirectionsCoon Hill328 ft elevation
DirectionsSkunk Hill325 ft elevation · In Arcadia Management Area
DirectionsMaxon Hill230 ft elevation
DirectionsDiamond Hill213 ft elevation
DirectionsBrightman Hill203 ft elevation
DirectionsChase Hill187 ft elevation
DirectionsCampgrounds in Hopkinton
Abe LincolnIn Yawgoog Scout Reservation
DirectionsAudobonIn Yawgoog Scout Reservation
DirectionsBackwoodsIn Yawgoog Scout Reservation
DirectionsBaden PowellIn Yawgoog Scout Reservation
DirectionsCautontowitIn Yawgoog Scout Reservation
DirectionsDan BooneIn Yawgoog Scout Reservation
DirectionsDavy CrockettIn Yawgoog Scout Reservation
DirectionsDeer CoveIn Yawgoog Scout Reservation · Yawgoog Boy Scout Camp
Directions22 more campgrounds
Donald CadyIn Yawgoog Scout Reservation
DirectionsDonald DewingIn Yawgoog Scout Reservation
DirectionsEdward BannisterIn Yawgoog Scout Reservation
DirectionsErnest SetonIn Yawgoog Scout Reservation
DirectionsForty-NinerIn Yawgoog Scout Reservation
DirectionsFrederick DouglasIn Yawgoog Scout Reservation
DirectionsFrontierIn Yawgoog Scout Reservation
DirectionsGeorge WashingtonIn Yawgoog Scout Reservation
DirectionsHidden Lake CampsiteIn Yawgoog Scout Reservation
DirectionsIda LewisIn Yawgoog Scout Reservation
DirectionsJames WestIn Yawgoog Scout Reservation
DirectionsJim BridgerIn Yawgoog Scout Reservation
DirectionsManchosiIn Yawgoog Scout Reservation
DirectionsManittooIn Yawgoog Scout Reservation
DirectionsMinnikesuIn Yawgoog Scout Reservation
DirectionsMusketeerIn Yawgoog Scout Reservation
DirectionsNeil ArmstrongIn Yawgoog Scout Reservation
DirectionsNeimpaugIn Yawgoog Scout Reservation
DirectionsNetopIn Yawgoog Scout Reservation
DirectionsNorman RockwellIn Yawgoog Scout Reservation
DirectionsOak RidgeIn Yawgoog Scout Reservation
DirectionsPaul SipleIn Yawgoog Scout Reservation
Directions49 campgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Trails & water
25 named trails and 18 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 11.9 miHorses · 5.2 miUnpaved · 33.0 mi
Yellow2.8 mi
Black Farm Management Area Trail2.7 mi
Long and Ell Pond Trail2.2 mi
White Trail2.1 mi
Pitch Pine Trail (Blue)1.7 mi
Round the Pond Trail (Yellow)1.4 mi
Tomaquag Trail1.3 mi
Orange1.1 mi
Hidden Lake Trail1.0 mi
Homestead Trail (Green)0.9 mi
15 more trails
Freeman Trail
0.8 miGalkin Trail
0.7 miBlue
0.7 miPrincess Pine Trail (Yellow)
0.6 miDeath Valley Trail (Green)
0.5 miBlack Farm Management Area Pond Loop
0.5 miGeorge Utter Trail (Red)
0.5 miNarragansett Trail
0.4 miWojack Trail (Green)
0.4 miRim Trail (Red)
0.4 miRustler's Trail (Red)
0.4 miGeneral Dean Trail
0.3 miSouth Loop (Orange)
0.3 miAline Buxton Trail (Yellow)
0.3 miSwamp Trail
0.3 miBiking & 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
8Basketball
6Tennis
6Baseball
3Tracks
2Equestrian
1Volleyball
1Pickleball
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Hopkinton: 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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 40 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 77 | 82 | 81 | 74 | 63 | 53 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
February is the driest month (3.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.6 inches fall in March, the wettest month. The climate in Hopkinton →
Next door
Hopkinton and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Exeter112 miCharlestown60 miRichmond59 miWesterly55 miHopkinton52 miBradford2.7 miHope Valley2.3 miAshaway1.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopkinton | 20% | 1.2 | 169 | 32% | A |
| Richmond | 34% | 1.5 | 22 | 21% | A− |
| Westerly | 27% | 1.9 | 17 | 73% | A |
| Bradford | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Hope Valley | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Charlestown | 35% | 1.6 | 341 | 40% | A |
| Ashaway | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Exeter | 35% | 1.9 | 26 | 19% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hopkinton
Where can I hike in Hopkinton?
The longest trail networks: Yawgoog Scout Reservation, 12.4 miles; Arcadia Management Area, 2.5 miles; How Davey Preserve (The Nature Conservancy), 0.9 miles; Kenyon Crossroads, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hopkinton 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 Hopkinton’s trails?
Yawgoog Scout Reservation and Arcadia Management Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hopkinton?
15,679 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hopkinton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,754 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hopkinton have?
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #15 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 Hopkinton 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 →