Photo: DougMiller65 · CC BY-SA 4.0Coos Bay has 8.3 miles of mapped trails, 0.8 for every square mile of land
8% of Coos Bay’s land is conserved, about 545 acres. 80% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 170 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns · #63 of 142 in Oregon. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Coos Bay?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Coos Bay have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Coos Bay is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns, #63 of 142 in Oregon. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Water is 33% of Coos Bay’s area (5 of 16 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 5%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Eastside Park
Pirates Park
545 conserved acres
8% of Coos Bay’s land. Water is left out: Coos Bay has 10.6 square miles of land and 5.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Coos Bay’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPC Stewardship State Other or Unknown | State Department of Land | 379 | Unknown |
| John Topits Park Local Park | Town or city | 111 | Open |
| Mingus Park Local Park | Town or city | 51 | Open |
| Eastside Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| 10Th Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Boardwalk Park Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Ed Lund Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
6 places to go in Coos Bay
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 named trail and 5 lakes & rivers
0.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
22 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.
10 more on the History page.
The best walking months in Coos Bay: May 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) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 63 | 57 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 9.5 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 8.6 | 11.0 |
July is the driest month (0.4 in) and August the warmest (highs of 67 °F). 11.0 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Coos Bay →
Coos Bay and its neighbors
Coos Bay has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coos Bay | 8% | 0.8 | 11 | 80% | B+ |
| North Bend | 3% | 0.1 | 8 | 84% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Coos Bay
Where can I hike in Coos Bay?
The longest trail networks: Boardwalk Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Coos Bay is conserved land?
8% 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 Coos Bay’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Mingus Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Coos Bay?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of painted or protected lanes and 0.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Coos Bay?
22,967 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Coos Bay or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 171 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Coos Bay have?
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #63 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 Coos Bay neighbors.
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 →