Fort Okanogan, Sites of · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0Brewster has 19 acres of parks, 12 for every 1,000 residents
84% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Brewster’s land is conserved, about 14 acres. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Brewster, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Brewster?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Brewster have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Brewster is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Water is 24% of Brewster’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
14 conserved acres
2% of Brewster’s land. Water is left out: Brewster has 1.2 square miles of land and 0.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Brewster’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inning Field Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
7 places to go in Brewster
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.
1 swimming spot without a name on the map.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 boat launches without a name on the map.
1 named trail
0.0 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 Brewster: April to June 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) | 8.8 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 42 | 54 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 90 | 89 | 79 | 63 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
August is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 1.5 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Brewster →
Questions about parks and trails in Brewster
How much of Brewster is conserved land?
2% 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 Brewster’s trails?
Inning Field and Columbia Cove Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Brewster?
33,946 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brewster or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Brewster have?
Ahead of 55% 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.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Brewster 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 →