About 82% of Boston is conserved land, roughly 10,120 acres. There are about 56 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Cuyahoga Valley National Park (54.1 mi), Deep Lock Quarry Metro Park (1 mi), and Wildlife Woods Park (0.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Boston, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
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.
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Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 893 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyahoga Valley National ParkNational Park | National Park Service | 7,757 | Open |
| Virginia Kendall AreaLocal Park | County | 463 | Open |
| LandLocal Park | County | 286 | Open |
| Summit Metro Parks LandLocal Park | County | 210 | Open |
| Brandywine County ClubPrivate Park | Private owners | 207 | Restricted |
| Camp LedgwoodPrivate Recreation or Education | Private owners | 122 | Restricted |
| Deep Lock QuarryLocal Park | County | 119 | Open |
| Boston Mills Ski ResortPrivate Recreation or Education | Private owners | 61 | Restricted |
| Boston CemeteryLocal Historic or Cultural Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Riding Run MetroparkLocal Park | County | 2 | Open |
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 81.5% | 56.1 mi | 4 |
| Cuyahoga Falls | 23.6% | 19.1 mi | 30 |
| Richfield | 20.4% | 21.2 mi | 7 |
| Sagamore Hills | 34.9% | 16.1 mi | 8 |
| Boston Heights | 36.1% | 7.0 mi | 2 |
| Northfield Center | 6.2% | 0.9 mi | 3 |
| Peninsula | 70.5% | 10.5 mi | 3 |
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 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.