Photo: EncMstr · CC BY-SA 4.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Dayton
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 4.3 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Dayton, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns · #114 of 142 in Oregon. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Dayton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Dayton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dayton is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns, #114 of 142 in Oregon. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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.
10 conserved acres
2% of Dayton’s land. Who manages Dayton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alderman Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Dayton Landing Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
| Legion Field Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Courthouse Square Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
3 places to go in Dayton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.3 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.
49 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
37 more on the History page.
The best walking months in Dayton: 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 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.4 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 48 | 51 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 74 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 5.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.9 |
July is the driest month (0.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 6.9 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Dayton →
Questions about parks and trails in Dayton
How much of Dayton is conserved land?
2% 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.
Where can I bike in Dayton?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Dayton?
2,006 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dayton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Dayton have?
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #114 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 Dayton 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 →