Few parks or trails are on the map in Beacon Hill
4% of Beacon Hill’s land is conserved, about 30 acres. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Beacon Hill, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Beacon Hill have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Beacon Hill is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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
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30 conserved acres
4% of Beacon Hill’s land. Who manages Beacon Hill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loth198 Local Other or Unknown | County | 30 | Unknown |
2 places to go in Beacon Hill
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
0.1 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.
The best walking months in Beacon Hill: April 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 51 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 79 | 80 | 74 | 62 | 52 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 6.9 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 7.4 | 7.7 |
July is the driest month (0.6 in) and August the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 7.7 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Beacon Hill →
Beacon Hill and its neighbors
Beacon Hill 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Hill | 4% | 0.3 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Lexington | 12% | 1.6 | 13 | 73% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Beacon Hill
How much of Beacon Hill is conserved land?
4% of its land, against a typical 4% for a Washington town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Where can I bike in Beacon Hill?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Beacon Hill?
5,380 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Beacon Hill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Beacon Hill have?
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Beacon Hill 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 →