Orchard Park
Managed by US Army Corp of Engineers
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Lowell
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Lowell
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 35 acres are parks and preserves, 29 per 1,000 residents. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Lowell, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
27 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
35 ac
29 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
1 beach
What kind of outdoors town is Lowell?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lowell have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lowell is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lowell’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical OR town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · OR 0.8 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land29 acres of park per 1,000 residents (35 acres) · OR 7 · U.S. 13B+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 88%
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Water is 27% of Lowell’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lowell State Recreation Site
Park
8 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Paul Fisher Park
Managed by City of Lowell
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
27 conserved acres
5% of Lowell’s land. Water is left out: Lowell has 0.9 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lowell’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city27 ac
State Recreation Area · 23 acLocal Park · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell State Recreation Site State Recreation Area | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Rolling Rock Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Paul Fisher Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Lowell
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Lowell
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Lowell
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Lowell
Willamette National Forest
DirectionsTrails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Lowell: 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 48 | 52 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 73 | 82 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 6.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 6.7 | 7.7 |
July is the driest month (0.4 in) and August the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 7.7 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Lowell →
Questions about parks and trails in Lowell
Where can I hike in Lowell?
The longest trail networks: Lowell State Recreation Site, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lowell is conserved land?
5% 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 Lowell’s trails?
Orchard Park and Lowell State Recreation Site don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lowell?
62,508 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lowell or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 35 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lowell have?
Ahead of 88% 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 Lowell 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 →