Beaches, parks & trails in Buzzards Bay
About 8.5% of Buzzards Bay is conserved land, roughly 160 acres. There are about 4.7 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Buzzards Bay Park (0.5 mi).
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Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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30 places to go in Buzzards Bay
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The longest trail network is Buzzards Bay Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Queen Sewell Park
160 conserved acres
Who manages Buzzards Bay’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 16 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 31 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth Lane Conservation Area Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 38 | Open |
| Town of Bourne 3 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Henshaw Purchase Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 11 | Open |
| Mass Maritime Academy Recreational Fields State Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 10 | Open |
| Taylors Point Beach Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 9 | Open |
| Red Brook Conservation Area Private Conservation | Not recorded | 9 | Open |
| Eldridge Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Buzzards Bay Park Local Park | Not recorded | 8 | Open |
| Bourne Memorial Community Bldg Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 6 | Restricted |
| Grossman Property Local Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 5 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
1.8 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.
2 historic sites to visit
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Trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US. Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what’s typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren’t recorded.