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Bucoda Town Hall and Community Center, September 2020Photo: Steven Baltakatei Sandoval · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Bucoda

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Bucoda

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1% of Bucoda’s land is conserved, about 5 acres. 10 acres are parks and preserves, 20 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
1%
5 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.1 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
20 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

12
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 Bucoda Volunteer Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Bucoda Volunteer Park

Park
5 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Memorial Park

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trail sign
Who protects it

5 conserved acres

1% of Bucoda’s land. Who manages Bucoda’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city5 ac
Local Park · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Bucoda Volunteer Park
Local Park
Town or city5Open
Memorial Park
Local Park
Town or city1Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Seatco Prison SiteSite · listed 1975
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Bucoda: April 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.910.211.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)465054596771787872615145
Rain (in)6.84.45.13.92.61.70.71.01.94.67.17.2

July is the driest month (0.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 7.2 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Bucoda →

Questions about parks and trails in Bucoda

Where can I hike in Bucoda?

The longest trail networks: Bucoda Volunteer Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Bucoda’s trails?

Bucoda Volunteer Park and Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Bucoda?

12,761 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bucoda or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bucoda neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →