Yacolt Burn State Forest
Managed by Washington State Department of Natural Resources
84 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Region Six Personnel Training Station · Photo: Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Carson
Few parks or trails are on the map in Carson
2.6 miles of mapped trail cross Carson, 0.5 per square mile of land. 2% of Carson’s land is conserved, about 57 acres.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
57 acres · of 4.8 sq mi of land
Trails
2.6 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.0 mi
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Carson have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Carson is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Carson’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% of residents within a half mile of a park · WA 92% · U.S. 72%D−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 18%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Carson. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. 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 Yacolt Burn State Forest, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
57 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Great Camas Patch
Nature preserve
7 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
57 conserved acres
2% of Carson’s land. Who manages Carson’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service57 ac
National Forest · 57 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gifford Pinchot National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 57 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Carson
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Carson
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.0 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
2Baseball
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Carson: 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 48 | 55 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 50 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 5.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 6.6 |
July is the driest month (0.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 6.6 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Carson →
Questions about parks and trails in Carson
Where can I hike in Carson?
The longest trail networks: Yacolt Burn State Forest, 0.3 miles; Great Camas Patch, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Carson is conserved land?
2% 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 Carson’s trails?
Yacolt Burn State Forest and Gifford Pinchot National Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Carson?
2.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.0 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Carson?
80,691 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Carson or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Carson have?
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Carson 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 →