Mount Hood National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
85 acres1.4 mi of trail
Herman Creek Trail #406Herman Bridge Trail #406E
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Bonneville Dam Historic District · Photo: Eric Guinther (en:User:Marshman) · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Cascade Locks
Cascade Locks has 7.2 miles of mapped trails, 3.5 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Mount Hood National Forest (1.4 mi), Cascade Locks Marine Park (0.5 mi), Thunder Island (0.5 mi). 9% of Cascade Locks’ land is conserved, about 122 acres. 33 acres are parks and preserves, 24 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
122 acres · of 2.1 sq mi of land
Trails
7.2 mi
3.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
33 ac
24 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
81%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.7 mi
1.3 mi lanes · 0.2 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Cascade Locks?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cascade Locks have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cascade Locks is ahead of 90% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cascade Locks’ overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical OR town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails3.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · OR 0.8 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land24 acres of park per 1,000 residents (33 acres) · OR 7 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home81% 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 90%
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Water is 31% of Cascade Locks’ area (1 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 6%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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 Mount Hood National Forest, with 1.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Cascade Locks Marine Park
Park
15 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Port of Cascade Locks
Lang Forest State Scenic Corridor
Managed by Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Mount Hood National Forest85 acres · 1.4 mi of trail · United States Forest Service
DirectionsCascade Locks Marine Park15 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsThunder Island9 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsLang Forest State Scenic Corridor4 acres · Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Tollbridge Park3 acres
DirectionsPet Play Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
122 conserved acres
9% of Cascade Locks’ land. Water is left out: Cascade Locks has 2.1 square miles of land and 0.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Cascade Locks’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service117 ac
Town or city6 ac
National Forest · 117 acState Recreation Area · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Hood National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 117 | Open |
| Lang Forest State Scenic Corridor State Recreation Area | Town or city | 6 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Cascade Locks
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Cascade Locks
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Cascade Locks
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Cascade Locks
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Community gardens in Cascade Locks
Community Garden
DirectionsTrails & water
5 named trails
Named trails
Horses · 1.4 miUnpaved · 5.2 mi
Herman Creek Trail #4060.7 mi
Forest Road 8400-2110.5 mi
Pacific Crest Trail0.3 mi
Gorge Trail #4000.3 mi
Herman Bridge Trail #406E0.1 mi
Biking & sports
1.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
0.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
2Tennis
1Baseball
1Disc golf
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Cascade Locks: 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) | 43 | 48 | 55 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 82 | 83 | 76 | 64 | 50 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 6.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 7.1 |
July is the driest month (0.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 7.1 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Cascade Locks →
Questions about parks and trails in Cascade Locks
Where can I hike in Cascade Locks?
The longest trail networks: Mount Hood National Forest, 1.4 miles; Cascade Locks Marine Park, 0.5 miles; Thunder Island, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cascade Locks is conserved land?
9% 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 Cascade Locks’ trails?
Mount Hood National Forest and Cascade Locks Marine Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Cascade Locks?
1.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of painted or protected lanes, 0.2 of off-road paths and 0.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Cascade Locks?
66,488 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cascade Locks or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 33 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Cascade Locks have?
Ahead of 90% 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 Cascade Locks 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 →