Pioneer Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives · CC BY 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Tangent
Tangent has 5 acres of parks, 3.7 for every 1,000 residents
90% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Tangent, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
4 acres · of 3.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
3.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
90%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.3 mi
2.3 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Tangent?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Tangent have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tangent is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Tangent’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical OR town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OR 0.8 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land3.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (5 acres) · OR 7 · U.S. 13CParks close to home90% 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 25%
LessMore
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Tangent. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
4 conserved acres
under 1% of Tangent’s land. Who manages Tangent’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city4 ac
Local Park · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bass Estate Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Pioneer Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Tangent City Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Gus and Emma Stellmacher FarmsteadBuilding · listed 1998
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Tangent: 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 | 57 | 62 | 69 | 74 | 83 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 53 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 6.3 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 6.3 | 7.2 |
July is the driest month (0.4 in) and August the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 7.2 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Tangent →
Questions about parks and trails in Tangent
How much of Tangent is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Tangent’s trails?
Pioneer Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Tangent?
2.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.3 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Tangent?
5,160 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tangent or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Tangent have?
Ahead of 25% 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 Tangent neighbors.
Share a tip
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 →