Clinton has 1 acre of parks, 0.6 for every 1,000 residents
85% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Clinton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Clinton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Clinton is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Water is more than half of Clinton’s area (3 of 4 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
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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Pick a walk
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1 conserved acres
under 1% of Clinton’s land. Water is left out: Clinton has 1.0 square miles of land and 2.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Clinton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Beach Local Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Clinton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.1 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 Clinton: 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 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 49 | 53 | 58 | 64 | 68 | 74 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 51 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
July is the driest month (0.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 75 °F). 4.4 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Clinton →
Questions about parks and trails in Clinton
How much of Clinton is conserved land?
under 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.
Are dogs allowed on Clinton’s trails?
Clinton Beach doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Clinton?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Clinton?
7,385 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Clinton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Clinton have?
Ahead of 12% 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 Clinton 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 →