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Outdoors in Parkdale

Few parks or trails are on the map in Parkdale

1% of Parkdale’s land is conserved, about 5 acres.

Conserved land
1%
5 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

1
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.

Mount Hood National Forest

Managed by United States Forest Service
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

5 conserved acres

1% of Parkdale’s land. Who manages Parkdale’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service5 ac
National Forest · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Mt. Hood National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service5Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Parkdale

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Parkdale

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

1 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
1Softball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

3 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Parkdale Ranger StationBuilding · listed 1986
About it
Valley TheaterBuilding · listed 1990
About it
Ries-Thompson HouseBuilding · listed 1992
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Parkdale: May 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.110.311.813.514.915.715.314.112.510.89.48.7
High (°F)404451576671818174604638
Rain (in)6.04.44.02.81.71.30.30.41.03.56.57.5

July is the driest month (0.3 in) and the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 7.5 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Parkdale →

Questions about parks and trails in Parkdale

Are dogs allowed on Parkdale’s trails?

Mount Hood National Forest doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Parkdale?

86,974 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Parkdale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Parkdale neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →