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Downtown Cathlamet, WAPhoto: SounderBruce · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outdoors in Cathlamet

Few parks or trails are on the map in Cathlamet

2% of Cathlamet’s land is conserved, about 6 acres. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 20 per 1,000 residents. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Cathlamet, 0.6 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
2%
6 acres · of 0.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.3 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
20 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
94%
of residents within ½ mile
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

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Waterfront Park

Park
5 acres0.1 mi of trail
G. Alan Johnson Riverfront Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it

6 conserved acres

2% of Cathlamet’s land. Who manages Cathlamet’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city6 ac
Local Park · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Cathlamet City Park
Local Park
Town or city6Open
Things to do

14 places to go in Cathlamet

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Campgrounds in Cathlamet
3rd Street Overflow CampsitesFee · Elochoman Slough Marina
Directions
BBQ CampsitesFee · Elochoman Slough Marina
Directions
Dike Road CampsitesFee · Elochoman Slough Marina
Directions
Elochoman MarinaFee
Directions
River View CampsitesFee · Elochoman Slough Marina
Directions
Storage CampsitesFee · Elochoman Slough Marina
Directions
Wesley Avenue CampsitesFee · Elochoman Slough Marina
Directions
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
G. Alan Johnson Riverfront Trail0.2 mi
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
5Baseball
4Tennis
1Basketball
1Soccer

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

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

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

History →
Pioneer ChurchBuilding · listed 1973
About it
Julia Butler Hansen HouseBuilding · listed 2024
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Cathlamet: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.010.311.813.515.015.815.414.112.510.89.48.6
High (°F)495154576266707168615348
Rain (in)10.37.27.85.63.52.50.81.12.96.510.510.9

July is the driest month (0.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 71 °F). 10.9 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Cathlamet →

Next door

Cathlamet and its neighbors

Cathlamet has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Cathlamet— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
East Cathlamet— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Cathlamet

Where can I hike in Cathlamet?

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

Are dogs allowed on Cathlamet’s trails?

Erickson Park and Waterfront Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Cathlamet?

67,872 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cathlamet or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Cathlamet 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 →