Victory Square Park
Managed by City of Hermiston
5 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: MIM1765 · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Hermiston
Hermiston has 6.3 miles of mapped trails, 0.7 for every square mile of land
90% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 98 acres are parks and preserves, 5.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns · #108 of 142 in Oregon. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
49 acres · of 8.6 sq mi of land
Trails
6.3 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
98 ac
5.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
90%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
7.5 mi
5.4 mi lanes · 2.1 mi paths
Highest peak
577 ft
Hermiston Butte
What kind of outdoors town is Hermiston?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hermiston have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hermiston is ahead of 50% of U.S. towns, #108 of 142 in Oregon. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hermiston’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical OR town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · OR 0.8 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land5.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (98 acres) · OR 7 · U.S. 13CParks close to home90% 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 50%
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Oregon towns of 2,500+ (142)Ahead of 24%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B. 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 Victory Square Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
McKenzie Park
Managed by City of Hermiston
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Highland Park
Managed by City of Hermiston
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 13 parks & preserves
Victory Square Park5 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · City of Hermiston
McKenzie Park5 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · City of Hermiston
DirectionsHighland Park4 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · City of Hermiston
Belt Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Hermiston
DirectionsHarrison Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Hermiston
Field of Dreams23 acres
DirectionsHEROS Sportsplex17 acres · City of Hermiston
Butte Park14 acres · City of Hermiston
DirectionsTheater Sports Park9 acres · City of Hermiston
DirectionsNewport Park3 acres
DirectionsHodge Park1 acres · City of Hermiston
DirectionsSunset Park1 acres · City of Hermiston
Horizon Park1 acres · City of Hermiston
Who protects it
49 conserved acres
1% of Hermiston’s land. Who manages Hermiston’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city49 ac
Local Park · 49 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butte Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Theater Sports Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Victory Square Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Highland Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Newport Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Mckenzie Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Belt Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Volunteer Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Hodge Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Sunset Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
17 places to go in Hermiston
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Hermiston
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Hermiston
Funland PlaygroundIn Butte Park
DirectionsPlus 13 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Hermiston
1 dog park without a name on the map.
Peaks in Hermiston
Hermiston Butte577 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.7 mi
Volunteer Park Trail0.1 mi
Biking & sports
7.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
5.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
2.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
16Tennis
10Pickleball
9Baseball
4Soccer
3Football
3Basketball
2Softball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Hermiston: April to June and 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) | 42 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 81 | 91 | 90 | 80 | 66 | 51 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
July is the driest month (0.2 in) and the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 1.2 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hermiston →
Questions about parks and trails in Hermiston
Where can I hike in Hermiston?
The longest trail networks: Victory Square Park, 0.4 miles; McKenzie Park, 0.3 miles; Highland Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hermiston 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 Hermiston’s trails?
Victory Square Park and McKenzie Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hermiston?
7.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.4 of painted or protected lanes and 2.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Hermiston?
11,436 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hermiston or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 101 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Hermiston have?
Ahead of 50% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #108 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 Hermiston 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 →