Joe Dancer Park
Park
82 acres1.3 mi of trail
Joe Dancer Park Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: DerRichter · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in McMinnville
99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in McMinnville
11 miles of mapped trail cross McMinnville, 1.0 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Joe Dancer Park (1.3 mi), Galen McBee Airport Park (1.3 mi), Discovery Meadows Community Park (1.1 mi). 299 acres are parks and preserves, 8.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns · #59 of 142 in Oregon. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
275 acres · of 10.6 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
299 ac
8.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
20 mi
14 mi lanes · 1.7 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is McMinnville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does McMinnville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, McMinnville is ahead of 76% of U.S. towns, #59 of 142 in Oregon. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of McMinnville’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical OR town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (11 mi) · OR 0.8 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land8.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (299 acres) · OR 7 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home99% of residents within a half mile of a park · OR 96% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 76%
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Oregon towns of 2,500+ (142)Ahead of 59%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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
The longest trail network is Joe Dancer Park, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Galen McBee Airport Park
Park
23 acres1.3 mi of trail
1.0 Mile Loop0.5 Mile Loop
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Discovery Meadows Community Park
Park
21 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
West Hills Neighborhood Park
Park
8 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Chegwyn Farms Neighborhood Park
Park
4 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 15 parks & preserves
Joe Dancer Park82 acres · 1.3 mi of trail
DirectionsGalen McBee Airport Park23 acres · 1.3 mi of trail
DirectionsDiscovery Meadows Community Park21 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
DirectionsWest Hills Neighborhood Park8 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Chegwyn Farms Neighborhood Park4 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Jay Pearson Neighborhood Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
City Park17 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsKiwanis Park6 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsTice Park34 acres
Wortman Park21 acres
DirectionsWest McMinnville Linear Park9 acres
Heather Hollow4 acres
Thompson Park3 acres · City of McMinnville
Cowls Street Tennis Courts1 acres · McMinnville School District
DirectionsTaylor Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
275 conserved acres
4% of McMinnville’s land. Who manages McMinnville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city270 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)10 ac
Regional Water Districts4 ac
Local Park · 234 acLocal Conservation Area · 37 acConservation Easement · 10 acLocal Recreation Area · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 10 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dancer Park Local Park | Town or city | 78 | Open |
| Rotary Nature Preserve Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 34 | Restricted |
| Wortman Park Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Discovery Meadows Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Cozine Greenway Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| City Park, Aquatic Center, and Library Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Quarry Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Westvale Linear Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Airport Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| West Hills Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
21 places to go in McMinnville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in McMinnville
19 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in McMinnville
Riverside Drive Dog Park
DirectionsPicnic areas in McMinnville
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
4 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.4 mi
Joe Dancer Park Trail1.0 mi
1.0 Mile Loop1.0 mi
0.5 Mile Loop0.2 mi
Westside Greenway0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
20 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
14 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.7 mi
off-road bike paths
4.1 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
20Tennis
15Baseball
11Soccer
10Tracks
9Basketball
3Football
2Skate park
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 5 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Pioneer Hall, Linfield CollegeBuilding · listed 1978
About itFrank W. Fenton HouseBuilding · listed 1983
About itJack Spence HouseBuilding · listed 1986
About itMcMinnville Downtown Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1987
About itBuchanan Cellers MillBuilding · listed 2012
About itHughes Flying Boat (H-4 Hercules)Structure · listed 2024
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in McMinnville: 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) | 47 | 51 | 56 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 6.3 | 8.0 |
July is the driest month (0.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 8.0 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in McMinnville →
Questions about parks and trails in McMinnville
Where can I hike in McMinnville?
The longest trail networks: Joe Dancer Park, 1.3 miles; Galen McBee Airport Park, 1.3 miles; Discovery Meadows Community Park, 1.1 miles; West Hills Neighborhood Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of McMinnville is conserved land?
4% 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 McMinnville’s trails?
Joe Dancer Park and Galen McBee Airport Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in McMinnville?
20 miles of bike routes are on the map: 14 of painted or protected lanes, 1.7 of off-road paths and 4.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near McMinnville?
11,029 acres of parks and open public land lie inside McMinnville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 299 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does McMinnville have?
Ahead of 76% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #59 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 McMinnville 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 →