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Fort Nature Refuge
Nature preserve
222 acres3 mi of trail
Blue LoopRed LoopYellow TrailWhite Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · North Smithfield
North Smithfield, RI parks, trails & bike paths
About 7.9% of North Smithfield is conserved land, roughly 1,247 acres. There are about 9.9 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Fort Nature Refuge (3 mi), Booth Pond (1.2 mi), and High Rocks Gorge (1.1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in North Smithfield, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
North Smithfield outdoors
Conserved land
7.9%
1,247 of 15,816 acres
Trails
9.9 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
17
98 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.3 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
Booth Pond
Nature preserve
44 acres1.2 mi of trail
Booth Pond TrailVista TrailBorder Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
High Rocks Gorge
Park
210 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Northern Green Farm
Nature preserve
83 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 17 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 17 parks & preserves
Fort Nature Refuge222 acres · 3 mi of trail
Booth Pond44 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
High Rocks Gorge210 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
Northern Green Farm83 acres
Blackstone Gorge63 acres
Cedar Swamp42 acres
Halliwell29 acres
Spooner Property26 acres
Pacheco Park26 acres
Meadows Recreation Area9 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in North Smithfield
Woonsocket Hill591 ft elevation
Whortleberry Hill554 ft elevation
Nipsachuck Hill548 ft elevation
Black Plain Hill492 ft elevation
Sayles Hill469 ft elevation
Cat Hill423 ft elevation
Ridge Hill404 ft elevation
Premisy Hill364 ft elevation
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 3.9 mi
- Blue Loop1.5 mi
- Booth Pond Trail0.7 mi
- Red Loop0.5 mi
- Yellow Trail0.4 mi
- Vista Trail0.3 mi
- Border Trail0.1 mi
- White Trail0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 12 places
Booth PondFirst PondForestdale PondPratt PondreservoirPrimrose PondTarkiln PondThird PondTodds PondreservoirTrout Brook PondWoonsocket Reservoir Number 3
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,247 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 296 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 55 of 94 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 paths0.3 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball8
- Pickleball8
- Tennis4
- Basketball3
- Soccer1
- Football1
- Volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in North Smithfield
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 428 acWatershed Protection Area 426 acLocal Conservation Area 185 acUnknown Easement 123 acAgricultural Easement 121 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reservoir RoadWatershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 153 | Access unknown |
| Blackstone RiverState Park | Not recorded | 94 | Access unknown |
| Rocky Hill RoadWatershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 91 | Access unknown |
| Northern Green FarmState Other or Unknown | State natural resources | 85 | Access unknown |
| Iron Mine Hill RoadWatershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 64 | Access unknown |
| Blackstone GorgeLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 63 | Restricted |
| Greenville RoadPrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 42 | Closed |
| Manville RoadWatershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 38 | Access unknown |
| North Smithfield ElementaryLocal Conservation Area | Town or city | 34 | Restricted |
| Old Smithfield RoadWatershed Protection Area | Not recorded | 33 | Access unknown |
History
Historic places to visit
Forestdale Mill Village Historic DistrictDistrict
Union Village Historic DistrictDistrict
Buxton CemeteryCemetery
Union CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
North Smithfield and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Smithfield | 7.9% | 9.9 mi | 17 |
| Lincoln | 15.5% | 55.1 mi | 11 |
| Woonsocket | 11.1% | 6.0 mi | 16 |
| Smithfield | 10.7% | 35.7 mi | 12 |
| Burrillville | 23.5% | 73.6 mi | 10 |
| Cumberland | 21.8% | 89.7 mi | 11 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about North Smithfield'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 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.