Bolton Hill Sports Complex
Managed by City of Veneta
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Katr67 · Public domainBOutdoors
Outdoors in Veneta
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Veneta
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 3.0 miles of mapped trail cross Veneta, 1.2 per square mile of land. 22 acres are parks and preserves, 4.2 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns · #76 of 142 in Oregon. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
19 acres · of 2.6 sq mi of land
Trails
3.0 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
22 ac
4.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.2 mi
2.2 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Veneta?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Veneta have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Veneta is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns, #76 of 142 in Oregon. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Veneta’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical OR town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · OR 0.8 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land4.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (22 acres) · OR 7 · U.S. 13CParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · OR 96% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 65%
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Oregon towns of 2,500+ (142)Ahead of 47%
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Fern Park
Managed by City of Veneta
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
19 conserved acres
1% of Veneta’s land. Who manages Veneta’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city18 ac
Local Park · 18 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Hill Sports Complex Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Veneta City Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Territorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Fern Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
9 places to go in Veneta
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Veneta
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Veneta
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Veneta
Veneta Dog Park
DirectionsPicnic areas in Veneta
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
2.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
4Pickleball
1Basketball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Veneta: 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 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 48 | 52 | 57 | 62 | 69 | 74 | 83 | 83 | 77 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 6.6 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 8.2 |
July is the driest month (0.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 8.2 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Veneta →
Questions about parks and trails in Veneta
How much of Veneta is conserved land?
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 Veneta’s trails?
Bolton Hill Sports Complex and City Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Veneta?
2.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.2 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Veneta?
48,479 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Veneta or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 22 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Veneta have?
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #76 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 Veneta 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 →