Camano has 1,601 acres of parks, 93 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Camano Island State Park (4.9 mi), Cama Beach State Park (4.8 mi), Camano Ridge (3.6 mi). 9% of Camano’s land is conserved, about 2,244 acres. 29 miles of mapped trail cross Camano, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns · #125 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
2,244 acres · of 39.9 sq mi of land
Trails
29 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,601 ac
93 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
35%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
7
7 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Camano?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Camano is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns, #125 of 285 in Washington. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Camano’s overall grade.
Water is more than half of Camano’s area (55 of 95 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
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.
9% of Camano’s land. Water is left out: Camano has 39.9 square miles of land and 55.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Camano’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County786 ac
State parks710 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits489 ac
Other state land172 ac
State fish & wildlife128 ac
State natural resources6 ac
Local Conservation Area · 736 acState Park · 633 acPrivate Conservation · 489 acLocal Park · 221 acState Conservation Area · 128 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 6 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 21 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)
Managed by
Acres
Public access
Riviera
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits
435
Open
Camano Ridge
Local Conservation Area
County
401
Open
Cama Beach
State Park
State parks
392
Open
Camano Island
State Park
State parks
273
Open
Elger Bay Trust Land
Local Conservation Area
Other state land
172
Open
Iverson Nature Preserve
Local Conservation Area
County
164
Open
Barnum Point County Park
Local Park
County
145
Open
Skagit-Snoqualmie Wildlife Area Complex
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife
96
Restricted
Cama Beach 5
State Recreation Area
State parks
77
Open
Livingston Bay
Private Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits
53
Restricted
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
28 places to go in Camano
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Camano
9 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Camano
Over 20 Pound DogsIn Henry Hollow Off Leash Dog Park
The best walking months in Camano: 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
10.1
11.7
13.6
15.2
16.0
15.7
14.3
12.5
10.7
9.1
8.4
High (°F)
46
49
53
58
64
68
73
74
69
59
50
45
Rain (in)
3.6
2.7
2.9
2.4
2.0
1.6
0.9
1.0
1.5
3.0
4.3
3.8
July is the driest month (0.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 74 °F). 4.3 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Camano →
Questions about parks and trails in Camano
Where can I hike in Camano?
The longest trail networks: Camano Island State Park, 4.9 miles; Cama Beach State Park, 4.8 miles; Camano Ridge, 3.6 miles; Barnum Point County Park, 2.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Camano is conserved land?
9% 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 Camano’s trails?
Camano Island State Park and Cama Beach State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Camano?
13,063 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Camano or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,606 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Camano have?
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #125 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 Camano neighbors.
Photo: Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0