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Outdoors in Coffman Cove

More than half of Coffman Cove’s land is conserved: 86%

86% of Coffman Cove’s land is conserved, about 6,016 acres. The biggest trail networks: Tongass National Forest (4.8 mi). 4.8 miles of mapped trail cross Coffman Cove, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
86%
6,016 acres · of 10.9 sq mi of land
Trails
4.8 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

The longest trail network is Tongass National Forest, with 4.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Tongass National Forest

Managed by United States Forest Service
6,087 acres4.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

6,016 conserved acres

86% of Coffman Cove’s land. Water is left out: Coffman Cove has 10.9 square miles of land and 2.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Coffman Cove’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State natural resources6,016 ac
U.S. Forest Service3 ac
State Other or Unknown · 6,016 acNational Forest · 3 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
State Patented
State Other or Unknown
State natural resources5,218Unknown
State Land Disposals - Other Than Municipal
State Other or Unknown
State natural resources798Unknown
Tongass National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service3Open
When to get out

The best walking months in Coffman Cove: June to August

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)7.69.511.614.116.317.617.015.112.610.38.17.0
High (°F)384043505763666559514238
Rain (in)8.25.56.35.13.54.15.37.08.612.110.59.1

May is the driest month (3.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 66 °F). 12.1 inches fall in October, the wettest month. The climate in Coffman Cove →

Questions about parks and trails in Coffman Cove

Where can I hike in Coffman Cove?

The longest trail networks: Tongass National Forest, 4.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Coffman Cove’s trails?

Tongass National Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Coffman Cove?

88,610 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Coffman Cove or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Coffman Cove neighbors.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →