Miantonomi Memorial Park
Park
42 acres1.6 mi of trail
Miantonomi Loop
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: MVASCO · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Newport
Newport has 16 miles of mapped trails, 2.1 for every square mile of land
96% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 11% of Newport’s land is conserved, about 526 acres. The biggest trail networks: Miantonomi Memorial Park (1.6 mi), Fort Adams State Park (1.2 mi).
Ahead of 93% of U.S. towns · #7 of 38 in Rhode Island. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
526 acres · of 7.7 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
2.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
502 ac
20 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
96%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
14 mi
2.8 mi lanes · 2.8 mi paths
Highest peak
121 ft
Miantonomi Hill
Lakes & rivers
3
30 beaches · 8 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Newport?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Newport have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Newport is ahead of 93% of U.S. towns, #7 of 38 in Rhode Island. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Newport’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical RI town 19% · U.S. 4%A−Trails2.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (16 mi) · RI 1.1 · U.S. 0.4APark land20 acres of park per 1,000 residents (502 acres) · RI 21 · U.S. 13BParks close to home96% of residents within a half mile of a park · RI 72% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 93%
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Rhode Island towns of 2,500+ (38)Ahead of 84%
Rhode Island towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 19%; the U.S., 4%), so Newport’s 11% is ahead of 30% of Rhode Island towns, while its trails per square mile lead 92% of them.
Water is 33% of Newport’s area (4 of 11 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 7%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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 Miantonomi Memorial Park, with 1.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Fort Adams State Park
Park
147 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
All 17 parks & preserves
Miantonomi Memorial Park42 acres · 1.6 mi of trail
DirectionsFort Adams State Park147 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
DirectionsKing Park6 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsRovensky Park4 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsTouro Park2 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsEisenhower Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsAlmy Pond Conservation Area20 acres · Aquidneck Island Land Trust
Morton Park12 acres
DirectionsBraga Park8 acres
DirectionsMurphy Field5 acres
DirectionsFreebody Park4 acres
DirectionsCottrell Field3 acres
DirectionsSpencer Park3 acres
DirectionsHunter Park2 acres
DirectionsStorer Park2 acres
DirectionsWashington Park1 acres
DirectionsPerrotti Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
526 conserved acres
11% of Newport’s land. Water is left out: Newport has 7.7 square miles of land and 3.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Newport’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land163 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits162 ac
State natural resources94 ac
Town or city79 ac
Other or Unknown Federal Land55 ac
Joint48 ac
State conservation21 ac
State Park · 256 acConservation Easement · 254 acUnknown Easement · 121 acLocal Park · 72 acLocal Conservation Area · 36 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 198 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 37 of 77 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brenton Point State Park State Park | Other state land | 159 | Open |
| Fisherman's State Park | Not recorded | 74 | Unknown |
| Gooseneck Cove Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| Morton Park Local Park | Not recorded | 11 | Unknown |
| Fort Adams State Park | Not recorded | 10 | Unknown |
| Kings Beach Access State Park | Not recorded | 10 | Unknown |
| Hunter Field Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Almy Pond Conservation Area Local Conservation Area | Not recorded | 10 | Unknown |
| King Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Ocean Drive Marsh Private Conservation | Not recorded | 9 | Unknown |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
66 places to go in Newport
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Newport
Bailey Beach
DirectionsCastle Hill Beach
DirectionsCollins Beach
DirectionsGooseberry Beach
DirectionsHazard Beach
DirectionsKing Park Beach
DirectionsRejects Beach
DirectionsPlus 23 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Newport
Hunter Park PlaygroundIn Hunter Park
DirectionsPlus 16 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks in Newport
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Newport
8 boat launches without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Newport
Breakers Observation Area
DirectionsPlus 1 scenic view without a name on the map.
Peaks in Newport
Miantonomi Hill121 ft elevation · In Miantonomi Memorial Park
DirectionsBeacon Hill89 ft elevation
DirectionsCastle Hill43 ft elevation
DirectionsPicnic areas in Newport
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Community gardens in Newport
1 community garden without a name on the map.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.9 mi
Cliff Walk2.4 mi
Miantonomi Loop0.7 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
14 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.8 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
2.8 mi
off-road bike paths
8.4 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
74Tennis
16Basketball
12Baseball
4Soccer
4Pickleball
2Football
2Lacrosse
1Multi-sport
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →67 places on the National Register, 23 of them National Historic Landmarks
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 25 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
55 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in Newport: 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) | 39 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 53 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
July is the driest month (3.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 4.9 inches fall in March, the wettest month. The climate in Newport →
Next door
Newport and its neighbors
Newport has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport | 11% | 2.1 | 20 | 96% | A |
| Jamestown | 32% | 1.2 | 72 | 69% | A |
| Newport East | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Middletown | 19% | 1.6 | 9 | 84% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Newport
Where can I hike in Newport?
The longest trail networks: Miantonomi Memorial Park, 1.6 miles; Fort Adams State Park, 1.2 miles; King Park, 0.4 miles; Rovensky Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Newport is conserved land?
11% 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 Newport’s trails?
Miantonomi Memorial Park and Fort Adams State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Newport?
14 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.8 of painted or protected lanes, 2.8 of off-road paths and 8.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Newport?
5,412 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Newport or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 502 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Newport have?
Ahead of 93% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #7 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 Newport 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 →