Quarry Park
Park
153 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Sword Fern · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Sweet Home
Sweet Home has 249 acres of parks, 25 for every 1,000 residents
4.6 miles of mapped trail cross Sweet Home, 0.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Quarry Park (0.8 mi). 91% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns · #60 of 142 in Oregon. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
60 acres · of 5.3 sq mi of land
Trails
4.6 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
249 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
91%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.6 mi
3.6 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Sweet Home?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sweet Home have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sweet Home is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns, #60 of 142 in Oregon. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sweet Home’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 (5 mi) · OR 0.8 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (249 acres) · OR 7 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home91% of residents within a half mile of a park · OR 96% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 73%
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Oregon towns of 2,500+ (142)Ahead of 58%
Water is 8% of Sweet Home’s area (0 of 6 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
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Quarry Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hobart Natural Area
Park
23 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoor Event Center
Park
19 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Sankey Park
Park
15 acres0.1 mi of trail
South Hills Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 11 parks & preserves
Quarry Park153 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Sankey Park15 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Hobart Natural Area23 acres
Outdoor Event Center19 acres
Andrew J Wiley Park10 acres · US Army Corps
Shea Viewpoint3 acres
DirectionsNorthside Park3 acres · City of Sweet Home
Strawberry Park3 acres
Lake Shore Park3 acres · Linn County Parks & Rec
Ashbrook Park2 acres
Clover Memorial Park1 acres
Who protects it
60 conserved acres
2% of Sweet Home’s land. Water is left out: Sweet Home has 5.3 square miles of land and 0.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Sweet Home’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city58 ac
U.S. Forest Service2 ac
Local Conservation Area · 30 acLocal Park · 28 acNational Forest · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart Natural Area Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Sankey Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Strawberry Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Northside Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Willamette National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 2 | Open |
| Ashbrook Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Clover Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Sweet Home
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Sweet Home
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in Sweet Home
Pleasant Valley Boat Ramp
DirectionsScenic views in Sweet Home
Shea PointIn Shea Viewpoint
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
South Hills Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.6 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
5Tennis
1Baseball
1Football
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Sweet Home: 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 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 51 | 55 | 60 | 67 | 73 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 52 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 7.4 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 7.9 | 8.7 |
July is the driest month (0.5 in) and August the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 8.7 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Sweet Home →
Questions about parks and trails in Sweet Home
Where can I hike in Sweet Home?
The longest trail networks: Quarry Park, 0.8 miles; Sankey Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Sweet Home 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 Sweet Home’s trails?
Quarry Park and Hobart Natural Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Sweet Home?
3.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.6 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Sweet Home?
22,326 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sweet Home or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 463 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Sweet Home have?
Ahead of 73% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #60 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 Sweet Home 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 →