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White Shield, half-length portrait, facing left circa 1908Photo: Edward Curtis · Public domain
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Outdoors in White Shield

Few parks or trails are on the map in White Shield

5% of White Shield’s land is conserved, about 115 acres. 4.7 miles of mapped trail cross White Shield, 1.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
5%
115 acres · of 3.8 sq mi of land
Trails
4.7 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.5 mi
1.5 mi paths
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

115 conserved acres

5% of White Shield’s land. Who manages White Shield’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service115 ac
Conservation Easement · 115 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 115 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

Things to do

5 places to go in White Shield

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

Playgrounds in White Shield

5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

2 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 4.7 mi
18th Street Northwest1.5 mi
60th Avenue Northwest0.7 mi
Biking & sports

1.5 miles of bike routes

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

1.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Basketball
1Baseball

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

When to get out

The best walking months in White Shield: 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)8.810.211.813.615.116.015.614.312.510.79.28.4
High (°F)222639546775828272553826
Rain (in)0.40.50.71.22.63.52.62.01.81.10.60.5

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.5 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in White Shield →

Next door

White Shield and its neighbors

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Blackwater Township51 miRoseglen Township22 miWhite Shield4.7 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
White Shield— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Roseglen Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Blackwater Township— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in White Shield

Where can I bike in White Shield?

1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near White Shield?

7,753 acres of parks and open public land lie inside White Shield or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from White Shield 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 →