Arbor Park
Managed by City of Banks
6 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Tedder · CC BY 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Banks
49% of Banks’ land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 49% of Banks’ land is conserved, about 224 acres. 7 acres are parks and preserves, 3.1 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 79% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
49%
224 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
3.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.7 mi
0.4 mi lanes · 0.3 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Banks?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Banks have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Banks is ahead of 79% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Banks’ overall grade.
Conserved land49% of the land · typical OR town 4% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OR 0.8 · U.S. 0.4BPark land3.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (7 acres) · OR 7 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · OR 96% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 79%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Banks. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Arbor Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
224 conserved acres
49% of Banks’ land. Who manages Banks’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Private owners200 ac
Regional agency18 ac
Town or city5 ac
Private Recreation or Education · 200 acLocal Recreation Area · 18 acLocal Other or Unknown · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quail Valley Golf Club Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 169 | Restricted |
| Sunset Park And Speedway Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 25 | Restricted |
| Banks High School Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 18 | Open |
| City Greenspace Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Homeowners Association Open Space Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 4 | Restricted |
| Banks Estates Open Space Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 2 | Restricted |
Things to do
5 places to go in Banks
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Banks
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Baseball
3Soccer
1Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Banks: April 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 51 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 73 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 63 | 52 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 6.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 6.5 | 8.1 |
July is the driest month (0.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 8.1 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Banks →
Questions about parks and trails in Banks
Where can I hike in Banks?
The longest trail networks: Arbor Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Banks is conserved land?
49% of its land, against a typical 4% for an Oregon town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Banks’ trails?
Arbor Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Banks?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of painted or protected lanes and 0.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Banks?
22,728 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Banks or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Banks have?
Ahead of 79% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Banks 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 →