Few parks or trails are on the map in Bangor Base
1.9 miles of mapped trail cross Bangor Base, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 6% of U.S. towns · #283 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
How much outdoors does Bangor Base have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bangor Base is ahead of 6% of U.S. towns, #283 of 285 in Washington. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
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
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33 places to go in Bangor Base
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
33 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
3 lakes & rivers
0.5 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.
The best walking months in Bangor Base: 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) | 8.8 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 49 | 53 | 59 | 65 | 69 | 75 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 51 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 6.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 7.1 | 6.7 |
July is the driest month (0.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 7.1 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Bangor Base →
Bangor Base and its neighbors
Bangor Base has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor Base | under 1% | 0.2 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
| Silverdale | 3% | 0.6 | 4 | 78% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bangor Base
How much of Bangor Base is conserved land?
under 1% 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.
Where can I bike in Bangor Base?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Bangor Base?
39,523 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bangor Base or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bangor Base have?
Ahead of 6% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #283 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 Bangor Base 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 →