Cole Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Steven Pavlov · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Coulee Dam
Coulee Dam has 8 acres of parks, 4.8 for every 1,000 residents
1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Coulee Dam, 1.4 per square mile of land. 64% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
1 acre · of 0.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
4.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
64%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Coulee Dam?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Coulee Dam have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Coulee Dam is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Coulee Dam’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails1.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4APark land4.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (8 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13CParks close to home64% of residents within a half mile of a park · WA 92% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 42%
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Water is 9% of Coulee Dam’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read under 1%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B. 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
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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.
Douglas Park
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1 conserved acres
under 1% of Coulee Dam’s land. Water is left out: Coulee Dam has 0.7 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Coulee Dam’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city1 ac
Local Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
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
6Tennis
2Basketball
1Pickleball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Grand Coulee BridgeStructure · listed 1982
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Coulee Dam: 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) | 8.8 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 72 | 79 | 88 | 88 | 78 | 61 | 44 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
August is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 1.4 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Coulee Dam →
Questions about parks and trails in Coulee Dam
Where can I hike in Coulee Dam?
The longest trail networks: Douglas Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Coulee Dam 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 Coulee Dam’s trails?
Cole Park and Douglas Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Coulee Dam?
22,236 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Coulee Dam or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Coulee Dam have?
Ahead of 42% 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 Coulee Dam 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 →