Mary's River Park & Natural Area
Park
26 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Finetooth · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Philomath
98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Philomath
1.9 miles of mapped trail cross Philomath, 0.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Mary's River Park & Natural Area (1 mi). 42 acres are parks and preserves, 7.4 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns · #71 of 142 in Oregon. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
29 acres · of 2.1 sq mi of land
Trails
1.9 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
42 ac
7.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.4 mi
4.3 mi lanes · 0.8 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Philomath?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Philomath have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Philomath is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns, #71 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 Philomath’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical OR town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · OR 0.8 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land7.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (42 acres) · OR 7 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home98% 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 67%
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Oregon towns of 2,500+ (142)Ahead of 50%
Water is 7% of Philomath’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
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
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The longest trail network is Mary's River Park & Natural Area, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Reservoir Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
29 conserved acres
2% of Philomath’s land. Water is left out: Philomath has 2.1 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Philomath’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city54 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 28 acLocal Park · 26 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local Government 9 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Marys River Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Reservoir Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Philomath
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Philomath
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
5.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
4.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
0.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
4Baseball
2Basketball
2Softball
1Football
1Soccer
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 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 Philomath: 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 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 48 | 52 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 74 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 7.5 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 7.2 | 9.0 |
July is the driest month (0.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 9.0 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Philomath →
Questions about parks and trails in Philomath
Where can I hike in Philomath?
The longest trail networks: Mary's River Park & Natural Area, 1 miles; Philomath City Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Philomath is conserved land?
2% 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 Philomath’s trails?
Mary's River Park & Natural Area and Philomath City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Philomath?
5.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 4.3 of painted or protected lanes, 0.8 of off-road paths and 0.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Philomath?
25,423 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Philomath or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 42 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Philomath have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #71 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 Philomath 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 →