Trestle Beach Recreation Area
Managed by Port of St. Helens
6 acres0.3 mi of trail
Trestle Beach Access Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Trestle Beach Parking
Photo: Tedder · CC BY 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Columbia City
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Columbia City
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Columbia City, 1.1 per square mile of land. 1% of Columbia City’s land is conserved, about 6 acres.
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
6 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
16 ac
8.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.2 mi
1.2 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Columbia City?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Columbia City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Columbia City is ahead of 70% 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 Columbia City’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical OR town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · OR 0.8 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land8.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (16 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 70%
LessMore
Water is 32% of Columbia City’s area (0 of 1 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 Trestle Beach Recreation Area, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Jim Bundy Memorial Park
Park
4 acres0.2 mi of trail
Jim Bundy Foot Path SouthJim Bundy Foot Path North
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Ruth Rose Richardson Park
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Carolyn King Memorial Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Trestle Beach Recreation Area6 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Port of St. Helens
DirectionsJim Bundy Memorial Park4 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Ruth Rose Richardson Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsCarolyn King Memorial Park1 acres
Pixie Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
6 conserved acres
1% of Columbia City’s land. Water is left out: Columbia City has 0.8 square miles of land and 0.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Columbia City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city5 ac
Local Park · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bundy Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Columbia City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Columbia City
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Columbia City
Dog Park
DirectionsBoat launches in Columbia City
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Picnic areas in Columbia City
Lunch PlaceIn Jim Bundy Memorial Park
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails
Named trails
Trestle Beach Access Trail0.3 mi
Jim Bundy Foot Path South0.1 mi
Front Place0.1 mi
Biking & sports
1.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Dr. Charles G. and Lucinda McBride Caples FarmsteadBuilding · listed 2005
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Columbia City: 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 51 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 73 | 80 | 81 | 75 | 63 | 52 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 6.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 6.6 | 7.3 |
July is the driest month (0.5 in) and August the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 7.3 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Columbia City →
Next door
Columbia City and its neighbors
Columbia City has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia City | 1% | 1.1 | 8 | 99%+ | B+ |
| St. Helens | 5% | 1.4 | 17 | 88% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Columbia City
Where can I hike in Columbia City?
The longest trail networks: Trestle Beach Recreation Area, 0.3 miles; Jim Bundy Memorial Park, 0.2 miles; Ruth Rose Richardson Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Columbia 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 Columbia City’s trails?
Trestle Beach Recreation Area and Jim Bundy Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Columbia City?
1.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.2 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Columbia City?
13,488 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Columbia City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Columbia City have?
Ahead of 70% 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 Columbia 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 →