1
Arcadia Management Area
Nature preserve
1,478 acres8.2 mi of trail
North South TrailArcadia trail95 TrailArcadia white trailNorth South Spur Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
Outdoors · Richmond
Richmond, RI parks, trails & bike paths
About 34% of Richmond is conserved land, roughly 8,831 acres. There are about 57 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Arcadia Management Area (8.2 mi), Crawley Preserve (2.1 mi), and Grass Pond Preserve (1.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Richmond, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Richmond outdoors
Conserved land
34%
8,831 of 25,929 acres
Trails
57 mi
1.4 mi per sq mi · 45 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
9
1,085 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
Crawley Preserve
Nature preserve
84 acres2.1 mi of trail
Red Fox Trail (Red)Crawley Trail (Blue)Brook Trail (Yellow)Box Turtle Trail (Orange)White Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Grass Pond Preserve
Nature preserve
183 acres1.2 mi of trail
Yellow Loop TrailWilbur Hill TrailBlue Loop Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Grass Pond Management Area
Managed by Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
242 acres0.7 mi of trail
Blue Loop Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
5
Richmond Heritage Trail
Managed by Town of Richmond
56 acres0.4 mi of trail
Richmond Heritage Trail All-Persons Loop
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 9 parks & preserves
Arcadia Management Area1,478 acres · 8.2 mi of trail
Crawley Preserve84 acres · 2.1 mi of trail
Grass Pond Preserve183 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
Grass Pond Management Area242 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
Richmond Heritage Trail56 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Town of Richmond
Beaver River160 acres
Dawley Memorial State Park132 acres
Audobon Society87 acres
Dawley Memorial Park18 acres
Who protects the land
8,831 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 623 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 101 of 128 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
- Tennis11
- Tracks7
- Baseball3
- Multi-sport3
- Softball2
- Soccer2
- Lacrosse2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Richmond and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 34.1% | 57.1 mi | 9 |
| Hopkinton | 20% | 51.8 mi | 6 |
| Charlestown | 21.6% | 59.8 mi | 2 |
| South Kingstown | 22.9% | 47.5 mi | 17 |
| Exeter | 35.1% | 111.7 mi | 8 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Richmond'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 25.1-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.