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Georgetown-Rowley State Forest
Nature preserve
411 acres7.9 mi of trail
BCTEastsideLittle WingTunnel VisionBeaver Stalagmites
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Rowley
Rowley, MA parks, trails & bike paths
About 33% of Rowley is conserved land, roughly 4,205 acres. There are about 29 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Georgetown-Rowley State Forest (7.9 mi), Parker River National Wildlife Refuge (2.9 mi), and Dodge Reservation (2.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Rowley, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Rowley outdoors
Conserved land
33%
4,205 of 12,948 acres
Trails
29 mi
1.4 mi per sq mi · 23 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
46
673 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
Nature preserve
1,024 acres2.9 mi of trail
Boardwalk Trail LoopDunes SpurForested Wetland SpurHellcat DikeMarsh Spur
No dogsMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo Lot 9
3
Dodge Reservation
Managed by Essex County Greenbelt
169 acres2.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trail sign
4
William Forward Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
646 acres2.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Hunsley Hills Conservation Area
Nature preserve
101 acres1.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Rough Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary
Managed by Mass Audubon
254 acres1.6 mi of trail
Dogs usually not allowedTypical for Audubon sanctuaries. Check posted rules
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Prospect Hill Conservation Area
Nature preserve
90 acres1.3 mi of trail
Bay Circuit Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Prospect Hill Parking- Bay Circuit Trail
8
Arthur Ewell Reservation
Nature preserve
31 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 46 parks & preserves
- Alexander Salt Marsh101 ac · 0.5 mi trail · Directions
- Pingree Farm Conservation Area67 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- Merrill Saltmarsh28 ac · 0.4 mi trail
- Smith Lane Conservation Area58 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Stackyard Road24 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Willowdale State Forest93 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Eiras Park16 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Great Swamp Brook107 ac
- Bradstreet Farm Conservation Area103 ac
- Great Marsh North Wildlife Management Area77 ac · Directions
- Town Conservation Land75 ac
- Conservation Land50 ac
- Bean Salt Marsh39 ac
- Wild Pastures Open Space33 ac
- Town Landing Conservation Area25 ac
- Anderson Salt Marsh21 ac
- Sandy Bridge20 ac
- Minister's Woodlot18 ac
- Laws Point15 ac
- Oyster Point15 ac · Directions
- Wilson Pond11 ac
- Club Head Creek/Bowlen Saltmarsh9 ac
- Haskell-Hart Reservation9 ac
- Club Head Creek Reservation9 ac
- Elwell8 ac
- Batchelder's Landing7 ac · Directions
- Rough Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary (Sawyer's Island)7 ac
- Barton/Humphreys7 ac
- Baker-Stockbridge Saltmarsh6 ac
- Shad Creek6 ac
- Pulsifer Marsh & Camp5 ac
- Mill River4 ac
- Giovino Lot3 ac
- Town Common2 ac · Directions
- Rawls Salt Marsh1 ac
- Chandlers Far Division1 ac · Directions
- Stackyard Lot1 ac
- Ox Pasture Brook1 ac
Who protects the land
4,205 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 939 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 15 of 213 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball6
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Rowley and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rowley | 32.5% | 28.7 mi | 46 |
| Newbury | 46% | 48.6 mi | 54 |
| Ipswich | 39% | 102.7 mi | 82 |
| Georgetown | 25.5% | 43.1 mi | 29 |
| Boxford | 23% | 82.5 mi | 69 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Rowley's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (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 22.5-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.