Burlington-Edison Regional Park
Park
31 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Burlington
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Burlington
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Burlington-Edison Regional Park (0.6 mi). 208 acres are parks and preserves, 21 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns · #114 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
136 acres · of 4.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
208 ac
21 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.7 mi
0.7 mi paths
Highest peak
472 ft
Burlington Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Burlington?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Burlington have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Burlington is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns, #114 of 285 in Washington. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Burlington’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land21 acres of park per 1,000 residents (208 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · WA 92% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 77%
LessMore
Washington towns of 2,500+ (285)Ahead of 60%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A−. 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 Burlington-Edison Regional Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 8 parks & preserves
Burlington-Edison Regional Park31 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
DirectionsSkagit River Park125 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsRotary Park11 acres
DirectionsMaiben City Park7 acres
DirectionsJack and Helen Doyle Dog Park1 acres
Jason Boerner Memorial Park1 acres
Railroad Park1 acres
DirectionsGrafton Park1 acres
Who protects it
136 conserved acres
5% of Burlington’s land. Who manages Burlington’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city149 ac
State parks1 ac
Local Recreation Area · 81 acLocal Other or Unknown · 47 acLocal Park · 21 acState Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skagit River Park Playfields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 81 | Open |
| Loth27 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 47 | Open |
| Rotary Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Maiben Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Jason Boerner Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| WA State Parks Northwest State Park | State parks | 1 | Open |
| Railroad Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Burlington
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Burlington
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Burlington
Burlington Hill472 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Walnut Pond Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.7 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
11Baseball
7Tennis
4Basketball
4Beach volleyball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Burlington Carnegie LibraryBuilding · listed 1982
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Burlington: 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) | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 49 | 53 | 58 | 64 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 69 | 59 | 51 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 5.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 5.4 |
July is the driest month (1.2 in) and August the warmest (highs of 74 °F). 6.3 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Burlington →
Next door
Burlington and its neighbors
Burlington 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington | 5% | 0.3 | 21 | 99%+ | A− |
| Mount Vernon | 11% | 2.4 | 22 | 91% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Burlington
Where can I hike in Burlington?
The longest trail networks: Burlington-Edison Regional Park, 0.6 miles; Skagit River Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Burlington is conserved land?
5% 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 Burlington’s trails?
Burlington-Edison Regional Park and Skagit River Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Burlington?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Burlington?
25,172 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Burlington or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 208 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Burlington have?
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #114 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 Burlington 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 →