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Outdoors in Medicine Lake

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Medicine Lake

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2% of Medicine Lake’s land is conserved, about 5 acres. 2 acres are parks and preserves, 9.9 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
2%
5 acres · of 0.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
9.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

McInenly Park

Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

5 conserved acres

2% of Medicine Lake’s land. Who manages Medicine Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other or Unknown Local Government5 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 5 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Local Other or Unknown
Local Other or Unknown
Other or Unknown Local Government5Unknown
Things to do

2 places to go in Medicine Lake

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Public pools in Medicine Lake
Medicine Lake Pool
Directions
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
1Baseball
1Soccer

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Medicine Lake: May and July to September

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)8.710.111.713.615.216.115.714.312.510.79.18.3
High (°F)222740566876838372563826
Rain (in)0.40.20.50.92.23.12.41.51.10.80.50.4

February is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Medicine Lake →

Questions about parks and trails in Medicine Lake

Are dogs allowed on Medicine Lake’s trails?

McInenly Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Medicine Lake?

2,044 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Medicine Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Medicine Lake 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 →