Heritage Park
Managed by City of Buckley
16 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Steven Pavlov · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Buckley
Buckley has 89 acres of parks, 17 for every 1,000 residents
2.1 miles of mapped trail cross Buckley, 0.5 per square mile of land. 80% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Buckley’s land is conserved, about 103 acres.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns · #158 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
103 acres · of 3.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.1 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
89 ac
17 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
80%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.3 mi
0.7 mi lanes · 2.0 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Buckley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Buckley is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns, #158 of 285 in Washington. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, conserved land lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Buckley’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land17 acres of park per 1,000 residents (89 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13BParks close to home80% of residents within a half mile of a park · WA 92% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 68%
LessMore
Washington towns of 2,500+ (285)Ahead of 45%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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
The longest trail network is Heritage Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Elk Heights Neighborhood Park
Park
1 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
103 conserved acres
4% of Buckley’s land. Who manages Buckley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city98 ac
Private owners19 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 59 acLocal Park · 36 acPrivate Conservation · 19 acLocal Recreation Area · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loth25 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 59 | Open |
| White River Park Local Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Puget Sound Energy Private Conservation | Private owners | 19 | Closed |
| Vanderhoof Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Historical District Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Buckley Log Show Grounds Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Buckley Skate Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Wally's Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Buckley Veteran's Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Soccer Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
12 places to go in Buckley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Buckley
River Ave PlaygroundIn Heritage Park
DirectionsPlus 9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Buckley
2 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.7 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
2.0 mi
off-road bike paths
0.6 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
5Baseball
4Basketball
1Skate park
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Buckley: 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 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 76 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 50 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 6.3 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 7.3 | 6.1 |
July is the driest month (1.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 7.3 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Buckley →
Questions about parks and trails in Buckley
Where can I hike in Buckley?
The longest trail networks: Heritage Park, 0.1 miles; Elk Heights Neighborhood Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Buckley is conserved land?
4% 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 Buckley’s trails?
Heritage Park and Elk Heights Neighborhood Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Buckley?
3.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of painted or protected lanes, 2.0 of off-road paths and 0.6 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Buckley?
20,372 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Buckley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 89 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Buckley have?
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #158 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 Buckley 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 →