1
Roger Williams Park
Park
418 acres9.4 mi of trail
Big Lakes TrailFeinstein Junior Scholar Wetlands TrailJambo Junction
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Providence
Providence, RI parks, trails & bike paths
About 8.2% of Providence is conserved land, roughly 1,080 acres. There are about 28 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Roger Williams Park (9.4 mi), Neutaconkanut Hill Park (2.6 mi), and Blackstone Park (2.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Providence, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Providence outdoors
Conserved land
8.2%
1,080 of 13,095 acres
Trails
28 mi
1.4 mi per sq mi · 20 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
77
6 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
43.6 mi
16.1 mi lanes · 12.9 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
Neutaconkanut Hill Park
Park
77 acres2.6 mi of trail
North End (2-way traffic)Blueberry Trail (blue)Pinnacle Trail (orange)Monument Loop (orange)The Shortcut (green)
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Blackstone Park
Park
46 acres2.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Blackstone Boulevard Park
Park
20 acres1.6 mi of trail
Blackstone Boulevard Walking Path
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Prete-Metcalf Field
Park
9 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Wanskuck Park
Park
22 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Forys Playground
Park
5 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
8
Mashapaug Pond Park
Park
8 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 60 parks & preserves
- Joseph Williams Field5 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Donigian Memorial Park4 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Murphy Trainor Park4 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Amos Earley Park4 ac · 0.3 mi trail
- Fargnoli Park3 ac · 0.3 mi trail
- Columbia Park3 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Memorial Park2 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Merino Park30 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Father Lennon Park4 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Joslin Playground2 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Sackett Street Park2 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Harriet & Sayles Park2 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Hopkins Square1 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Paul Grande Park1 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Regent Ave Playground1 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Davis Park15 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Riverside Park12 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Gano Park12 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Pleasant Valley Parkway8 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Lippitt Memorial Park6 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Hopkins Park5 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- West Park4 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Ardoene Park3 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Conlan Junior Memorial Park2 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- BankNewport City Center1 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Biltmore Park1 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Clarence St. Playground1 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Waterplace Park1 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Market Square1 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Rhode Island State House Grounds15 ac · Directions
- Dexter Training Ground14 ac · Directions
- India Point Park14 ac · Directions
- Obediah Brown Fields11 ac · Directions
- Providence Innovation District Park6 ac · Directions
- Collier Park6 ac · Directions
- Iola French Park5 ac · Directions
- Roger Williams National Monument5 ac · Directions
- Mount Pleasant Little League Fields & Playground5 ac
- Collyer Park4 ac · Directions
- Station Park4 ac · Directions
- Bucklin Park4 ac · Directions
- Constance Witherby Park3 ac · Directions
- Randall Park2 ac
- Sessions Street Park2 ac · Directions
- Davey Lopes Park2 ac · Directions
- Billy Taylor Park2 ac · Directions
- Riverwalk2 ac · Directions
- Cabral Park2 ac · Directions
- Brown Street Playground2 ac · Directions
- Burnside Park1 ac · Directions
- Ascham Street Park1 ac · Directions
- General Street Park1 ac · Directions
Who protects the land
1,080 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 502 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 45 of 128 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes16.1 mi
- Off-road bike paths12.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes14.7 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis63
- Baseball44
- Basketball36
- Soccer15
- Football7
- Softball4
- Skate park3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Providence and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence | 8.2% | 28.1 mi | 77 |
| East Providence | 3.3% | 15.9 mi | 11 |
| Johnston | 6.3% | 25.7 mi | 3 |
| Cranston | 6.5% | 16.2 mi | 13 |
| North Providence | 4.1% | 1.3 mi | 3 |
| Pawtucket | 9.2% | 6.2 mi | 8 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Providence'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.