Wennerberg Park
Park
16 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: M.O. Stevens · CC BY 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Carlton
18% of Carlton’s 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. 18% of Carlton’s land is conserved, about 99 acres. 19 acres are parks and preserves, 6.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
18%
99 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
19 ac
6.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Carlton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Carlton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Carlton is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns. 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 Carlton’s overall grade.
Conserved land18% of the land · typical OR town 4% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OR 0.8 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land6.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (19 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 75%
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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 Wennerberg Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hawn Creek Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
99 conserved acres
18% of Carlton’s land. Who manages Carlton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land80 ac
Town or city19 ac
Local Conservation Area · 80 acLocal Park · 19 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton Lake Game Refuge Local Conservation Area | Other state land | 80 | Restricted |
| Wennerberg Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Upper City Park and Pool Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Carlton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Carlton
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.4 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
Courts & fields
5Baseball
1Basketball
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Carlton: 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 | 13.4 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 51 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 73 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 6.8 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 6.6 | 8.7 |
July is the driest month (0.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 8.7 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Carlton →
Questions about parks and trails in Carlton
Where can I hike in Carlton?
The longest trail networks: Wennerberg Park, 0.1 miles; Upper City Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Carlton is conserved land?
18% 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 Carlton’s trails?
Wennerberg Park and Hawn Creek Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Carlton?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Carlton?
8,677 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Carlton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Carlton have?
Ahead of 75% 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 Carlton 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 →