Photo: User:akampfer · CC BY-SA 3.0More than half of Rainier’s land is conserved: 52%
52% of Rainier’s land is conserved, about 1,368 acres. 1,386 acres are parks and preserves, 651 per 1,000 residents. 7.5 miles of mapped trail cross Rainier, 1.8 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Rainier?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Rainier have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rainier is ahead of 96% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
Water is 17% of Rainier’s area (1 of 5 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 44%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Rainier City Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
1,368 conserved acres
52% of Rainier’s land. Water is left out: Rainier has 4.1 square miles of land and 0.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Rainier’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local Government 3 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 1,358 | Open |
| Rainier City Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Industrial/Commercial/Residential State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 1 | Open |
5 places to go in Rainier
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
1 lakes & rivers
1.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Rainier: 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 49 | 54 | 59 | 66 | 71 | 78 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 50 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 8.2 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 8.8 | 9.2 |
July is the driest month (0.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 9.2 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Rainier →
Questions about parks and trails in Rainier
Where can I hike in Rainier?
The longest trail networks: Rainier City Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Rainier is conserved land?
52% 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 Rainier’s trails?
Rainier City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Rainier?
1.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.8 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Rainier?
7,662 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rainier or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,387 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Rainier have?
Ahead of 96% 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 Rainier neighbors.
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 →