Photo: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives · CC BY 4.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Toledo
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2% of Toledo’s land is conserved, about 23 acres. 31 acres are parks and preserves, 8.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns · #95 of 142 in Oregon. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Toledo?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Toledo have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Toledo is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns, #95 of 142 in Oregon. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Water is 10% of Toledo’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%.
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 Water Front Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
East Slope Park
23 conserved acres
2% of Toledo’s land. Water is left out: Toledo has 2.2 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Toledo’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Lyons Natural Areas Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| East Slope Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Memorial Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Arcadia Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
3 places to go in Toledo
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
0.0 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 best walking months in Toledo: 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) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 50 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 63 | 66 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 54 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 11.9 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 6.4 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 6.7 | 11.3 | 13.1 |
July is the driest month (0.6 in) and August the warmest (highs of 72 °F). 13.1 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Toledo →
Questions about parks and trails in Toledo
Where can I hike in Toledo?
The longest trail networks: Water Front Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Toledo 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 Toledo’s trails?
Water Front Park and East Slope Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Toledo?
38,523 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Toledo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 31 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Toledo have?
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #95 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 Toledo 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 →