David E. Hill Wetland Preserve
Managed by City of Algona
23 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Algona
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Algona
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Algona, 0.5 per square mile of land. 18 acres are parks and preserves, 5.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns · #167 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
22 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
18 ac
5.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.5 mi
1.5 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Algona?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Algona have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Algona is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns, #167 of 285 in Washington. 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 Algona’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land5.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (18 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13CParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · WA 92% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 65%
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Washington towns of 2,500+ (285)Ahead of 42%
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
The longest trail network is David E. Hill Wetland Preserve, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
22 conserved acres
3% of Algona’s land. Who manages Algona’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County18 ac
Town or city3 ac
Local Park · 21 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interurban Trail Site - Algona Local Park | County | 18 | Open |
| Algona Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Algona
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Algona
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
1.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Pickleball
2Basketball
1Tennis
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Algona: 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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 66 | 70 | 77 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 52 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 5.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 5.8 |
July is the driest month (0.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 6.5 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Algona →
Next door
Algona and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algona | 3% | 0.5 | 6 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Auburn | 5% | 0.8 | 10 | 97% | A− |
| Lakeland South | 1% | 0.6 | 7 | 99%+ | B |
| Pacific | 3% | 0.3 | 7 | 99%+ | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Algona
Where can I hike in Algona?
The longest trail networks: David E. Hill Wetland Preserve, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Algona is conserved land?
3% of its land, against a typical 4% for a Washington town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Algona’s trails?
David E. Hill Wetland Preserve and Algona Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Algona?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Algona?
10,704 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Algona or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 32 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Algona have?
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #167 of 285 in Washington. 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 Algona 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 →