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Outdoors in Crescent

Few parks or trails are on the map in Crescent

1% of Crescent’s land is conserved, about 8 acres. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross Crescent, 1.0 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
8 acres · of 1.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.8 mi
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

8 conserved acres

1% of Crescent’s land. Who manages Crescent’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service8 ac
Bureau of Land Management1 ac
National Forest · 8 acNational Public Lands · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Deschutes National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service8Open
Prineville Deschutes Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management1Open
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Gilchrist State Forest Access0.1 mi
Biking & sports

1.8 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

1.7 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
When to get out

The best walking months in Crescent: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.310.411.813.414.715.415.114.012.410.99.69.0
High (°F)404348546372828274604638
Rain (in)3.62.62.31.71.70.90.50.40.71.83.24.3

August is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.3 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Crescent →

Questions about parks and trails in Crescent

Where can I bike in Crescent?

1.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.7 of shoulders and shared lanes.

Is there public land near Crescent?

131,307 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Crescent or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Crescent 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 →