Memorial Field
Managed by City of Burns
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Cacophony · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Burns
Burns has 19 acres of parks, 7.0 for every 1,000 residents
86% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Burns’ land is conserved, about 47 acres. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Burns, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns · #104 of 142 in Oregon. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
47 acres · of 3.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
19 ac
7.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
86%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Burns?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Burns have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Burns is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns, #104 of 142 in Oregon. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Burns’ overall grade.
Conserved land2% 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 land7.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (19 acres) · OR 7 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home86% 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 51%
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Oregon towns of 2,500+ (142)Ahead of 27%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Washington Park
Managed by City of Burns
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Triangle Park
Managed by City of Burns
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
47 conserved acres
2% of Burns’ land. Who manages Burns’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State land board28 ac
Town or city15 ac
County4 ac
State Resource Management Area · 28 acLocal Park · 19 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Trust Land State Resource Management Area | State land board | 28 | Open |
| CITY OF BURNS Local Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| HARNEY COUNTY Local Park Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Burns
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Burns
Hi-Desert Swimming Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Burns
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Burns Nature Trail0.3 mi
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
4Baseball
4Tennis
3Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Burns: May, June, August 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 38 | 42 | 51 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 87 | 86 | 77 | 63 | 47 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
August is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 1.6 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Burns →
Questions about parks and trails in Burns
How much of Burns is conserved land?
2% 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 Burns’ trails?
Memorial Field and Washington Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Burns?
79,986 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Burns or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 48 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Burns have?
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #104 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 Burns 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 →