Riverbend Park
Park
17 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Winston
Winston has 38 acres of parks, 6.7 for every 1,000 residents
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Winston, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of Winston’s land is conserved, about 23 acres.
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns · #122 of 142 in Oregon. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
23 acres · of 2.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
38 ac
6.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.9 mi
0.6 mi lanes · 0.3 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Winston?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Winston have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Winston is ahead of 39% of U.S. towns, #122 of 142 in Oregon. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Winston’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical OR town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · OR 0.8 · U.S. 0.4CPark land6.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (38 acres) · OR 7 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home92% of residents within a half mile of a park · OR 96% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 39%
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Oregon towns of 2,500+ (142)Ahead of 14%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B−. 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
23 conserved acres
1% of Winston’s land. Who manages Winston’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city23 ac
Local Park · 23 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverbend Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Winston Dillard County Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Civic Wayside Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Winston
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Winston
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Winston
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
Community gardens in Winston
1 community garden without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
0.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.6 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Football
1Softball
1Soccer
1Basketball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Winston: April to July and 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 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 51 | 55 | 60 | 64 | 72 | 77 | 86 | 86 | 81 | 68 | 55 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 6.7 |
July is the driest month (0.2 in) and August the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 6.7 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Winston →
Questions about parks and trails in Winston
How much of Winston 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 Winston’s trails?
Riverbend Park and Harold and Sid Nichols Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Winston?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of painted or protected lanes and 0.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Winston?
30,150 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Winston or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 38 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Winston have?
Ahead of 39% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #122 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 Winston 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 →