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Anderson Island School · Photo: Ben Cody · Public domain98% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 11% of Anderson Island’s land is conserved, about 564 acres. The biggest trail networks: Andy's Wildlife Park (2.1 mi), Jacob's Point Park (1.8 mi), Andy's Marine Park (1 mi).
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns. What drives it
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On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Anderson Island is ahead of 94% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, trail miles lowest.
Water is 44% of Anderson Island’s area (6 of 14 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 6%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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The longest trail network is Andy's Wildlife Park, with 2.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
11% of Anderson Island’s land. Water is left out: Anderson Island has 8.0 square miles of land and 6.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Anderson Island’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 56 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 4 of 11 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Island Parks And Rec Local Park | County | 321 | Open |
| Jacobs Point Park Local Park | Regional agency | 85 | Open |
| Loth223 Local Other or Unknown | County | 59 | Unknown |
| Anderson Island Marine Park Addition Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 19 | Closed |
| Tom's Park Local Resource Management Area | Regional agency | 12 | Open |
| Montalvo Park Local Park | Regional agency | 5 | Open |
| Eagle Island State Park | State parks | 5 | Open |
| Deweyert/Claussen Trail Local Park | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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 country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
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 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 67 | 71 | 78 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 52 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 6.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 6.4 |
July is the driest month (0.6 in) and August the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 6.6 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Anderson Island →
The longest trail networks: Andy's Wildlife Park, 2.1 miles; Jacob's Point Park, 1.8 miles; Andy's Marine Park, 1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
11% 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.
Andy's Wildlife Park and Jacob's Point Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
7,411 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Anderson Island or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 519 of them inside the town line.
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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.
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Anderson Island neighbors.
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 →