Canterwood has 6.0 miles of mapped trails, 2.8 for every square mile of land
8 acres are parks and preserves, 2.6 per 1,000 residents. 64% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns · #219 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Canterwood?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Canterwood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Canterwood is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns, #219 of 285 in Washington. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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
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11 conserved acres
1% of Canterwood’s land. Who manages Canterwood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loth152 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Loth223 Local Other or Unknown | County | 2 | Unknown |
1 places to go in Canterwood
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1.4 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 Canterwood: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 66 | 70 | 77 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 51 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 7.6 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 7.8 | 8.0 |
July is the driest month (0.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 8.0 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Canterwood →
Canterwood and its neighbors
Canterwood has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterwood | 1% | 2.8 | 3 | 64% | B− |
| Gig Harbor | 5% | 1.0 | 23 | 99% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Canterwood
How much of Canterwood is conserved land?
1% 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.
Where can I bike in Canterwood?
1.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Canterwood?
11,587 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Canterwood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Canterwood have?
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #219 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 Canterwood 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 →