Kilchis Point Reserve
Park
31 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Finetooth · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Bay City
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Bay City
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Kilchis Point Reserve (0.5 mi). 41 acres are parks and preserves, 22 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
12 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
41 ac
22 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Bay City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bay City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bay City is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bay City’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical OR town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · OR 0.8 · U.S. 0.4BPark land22 acres of park per 1,000 residents (41 acres) · OR 7 · U.S. 13B+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 71%
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Water is 35% of Bay City’s area (1 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
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 Kilchis Point Reserve, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Tillamook State Forest
Managed by Oregon Department of Forestry
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Al Griffin Memorial Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
12 conserved acres
1% of Bay City’s land. Water is left out: Bay City has 1.3 square miles of land and 0.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Bay City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city11 ac
State land board1 ac
Local Park · 11 acState Resource Management Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Al Griffin Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Forest Development Fund (Board Of Forestry) State Resource Management Area | State land board | 1 | Open |
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
2Tennis
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Bay City: May 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 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 51 | 53 | 56 | 60 | 63 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 54 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 14.5 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 9.1 | 14.7 | 15.8 |
July is the driest month (1.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 68 °F). 15.8 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Bay City →
Questions about parks and trails in Bay City
Where can I hike in Bay City?
The longest trail networks: Kilchis Point Reserve, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bay City is conserved land?
1% 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 Bay City’s trails?
Kilchis Point Reserve and Tillamook State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bay City?
52,746 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bay City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 42 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Bay City have?
Ahead of 71% 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 Bay City 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 →