Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by United States Fish and Wildlife Service
190 acres1.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Boardman
Boardman has 162 acres of parks, 40 for every 1,000 residents
4.8 miles of mapped trail cross Boardman, 1.2 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge (1.7 mi). 1% of Boardman’s land is conserved, about 37 acres.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns · #72 of 142 in Oregon. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
37 acres · of 4.0 sq mi of land
Trails
4.8 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
162 ac
40 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
59%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.5 mi
1.5 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Boardman?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Boardman have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Boardman is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns, #72 of 142 in Oregon. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Boardman’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical OR town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · OR 0.8 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land40 acres of park per 1,000 residents (162 acres) · OR 7 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home59% of residents within a half mile of a park · OR 96% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 67%
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Oregon towns of 2,500+ (142)Ahead of 50%
Water is 9% of Boardman’s area (0 of 4 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 Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge, with 1.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Sailboard Beach Day Use Area
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge190 acres · 1.7 mi of trail · United States Fish and Wildlife Service
DirectionsThe Fourty12 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsBoardman Marina Park125 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsSailboard Beach Day Use Area7 acres
Little Tots Community Playground1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
37 conserved acres
1% of Boardman’s land. Water is left out: Boardman has 4.0 square miles of land and 0.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Boardman’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Federal Land13 ac
Town or city12 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government11 ac
Local Park · 23 acNational Public Lands · 13 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boardman Marina Park National Public Lands | Other or Unknown Federal Land | 13 | Open |
| City Hall Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Riverfront Center Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 4 | Open |
| Boardman Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Tugboat Park Local Park | Other or Unknown Local Government | 3 | Open |
| 3Rd St Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
13 places to go in Boardman
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Boardman
3 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Boardman
5 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks in Boardman
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Boardman
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Picnic areas in Boardman
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Boardman
Boardman RV ParkIn Boardman Marina Park
DirectionsBiking & 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
4Baseball
3Tennis
3Basketball
2Skate park
1Soccer
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Boardman: April to June and 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 76 | 82 | 91 | 90 | 81 | 66 | 51 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
July is the driest month (0.2 in) and the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 1.2 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Boardman →
Questions about parks and trails in Boardman
Where can I hike in Boardman?
The longest trail networks: Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge, 1.7 miles; The Fourty, 0.4 miles; Boardman Marina Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Boardman 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 Boardman’s trails?
Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge and The Fourty don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Boardman?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Boardman?
11,996 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Boardman or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 162 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Boardman have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #72 of 142 in Oregon. 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 Boardman 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 →