Photo: Kingofthedead · CC BY-SA 4.05% of Three Rivers’ land is conserved: 243 acres
4.8 miles of mapped trail cross Three Rivers, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns · #133 of 142 in Oregon. What drives it
How much outdoors does Three Rivers have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Three Rivers is ahead of 25% of U.S. towns, #133 of 142 in Oregon. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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
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243 conserved acres
5% of Three Rivers’ land. Who manages Three Rivers’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deschutes National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 243 | Open |
3 places to go in Three Rivers
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
1.6 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.
The best walking months in Three Rivers: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 43 | 49 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 83 | 82 | 74 | 60 | 46 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.6 |
August is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.6 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Three Rivers →
Three Rivers and its neighbors
Three Rivers has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Rivers | 5% | 0.6 | under 1 | under 1% | C |
| Sunriver | 16% | 1.3 | 19 | 57% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Three Rivers
How much of Three Rivers is conserved land?
5% 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.
Where can I bike in Three Rivers?
1.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths and 1.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Three Rivers?
191,324 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Three Rivers or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 153 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Three Rivers have?
Ahead of 25% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #133 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 Three Rivers 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 →