Photo: BrandonHansen18 · CC BY-SA 4.0Chewelah has 11 acres of parks, 4.0 for every 1,000 residents
88% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Chewelah, 0.6 per square mile of land. 3% of Chewelah’s land is conserved, about 60 acres.
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns · #196 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Chewelah?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Chewelah have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Chewelah is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns, #196 of 285 in Washington. The share of residents near a park holds 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
60 conserved acres
3% of Chewelah’s land. Who manages Chewelah’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Canyon Local Park | Town or city | 53 | Open |
| Chewelah City Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
5 places to go in Chewelah
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
4 named trails
0.0 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Chewelah: April to June and 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) | 34 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 71 | 77 | 87 | 87 | 77 | 60 | 43 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 2.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
August is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 2.7 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Chewelah →
Questions about parks and trails in Chewelah
How much of Chewelah is conserved land?
3% 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 Chewelah’s trails?
Chewelah City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Chewelah?
82,426 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chewelah or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 98 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Chewelah have?
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #196 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 Chewelah 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 →