Commonwealth Lake Park
Managed by Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: M.O. Stevens · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Marlene Village
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Marlene Village
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 7 acres are parks and preserves, 1.3 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Marlene Village, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns · #99 of 142 in Oregon. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
15 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
1.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Marlene Village?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Marlene Village have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Marlene Village is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns, #99 of 142 in Oregon. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Marlene Village’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical OR town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OR 0.8 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land1.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (7 acres) · OR 7 · U.S. 13C−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 53%
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Oregon towns of 2,500+ (142)Ahead of 30%
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Pioneer Park
Managed by Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
15 conserved acres
3% of Marlene Village’s land. Who manages Marlene Village’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency12 ac
Private owners2 ac
Local Recreation Area · 12 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Park Middle School Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 11 | Open |
| Lawton Creek Lot Owners Privately-owned open space or common area Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 1 | Restricted |
| Homeowners Association Open Space Private Recreation or Education | Private owners | 1 | Restricted |
| Meadow Park Tennis Courts Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Marlene Village
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Marlene Village
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
4Tennis
3Baseball
3Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Marlene Village: 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 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 51 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 73 | 81 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 52 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 5.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 6.8 |
July is the driest month (0.4 in) and August the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 6.8 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Marlene Village →
Next door
Marlene Village and its neighbors
Marlene Village has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlene Village | 3% | 0.3 | 1 | 99%+ | B− |
| Cedar Hills | 4% | 0.3 | 4 | 92% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Marlene Village
How much of Marlene Village is conserved land?
3% 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 Marlene Village’s trails?
Commonwealth Lake Park and Pioneer Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Marlene Village?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Marlene Village?
16,835 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Marlene Village or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Marlene Village have?
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #99 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 Marlene Village 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 →