Pietrzycki City Park
Managed by City of Dayton
17 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dogs allowed
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Williamborg · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Dayton
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Dayton
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Dayton, 1.0 per square mile of land. 1% of Dayton’s land is conserved, about 13 acres.
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns · #146 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
13 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
27 ac
9.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Dayton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Dayton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Dayton is ahead of 71% of U.S. towns, #146 of 285 in Washington. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Dayton’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land9.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (27 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · WA 92% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 71%
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Washington towns of 2,500+ (285)Ahead of 49%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A. 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 Pietrzycki City Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Flour Mill Park
Managed by City of Dayton
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
13 conserved acres
1% of Dayton’s land. Who manages Dayton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city10 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service6 ac
Local Park · 10 acFederal Other or Unknown · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pietrzycki Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Dayton Pond Satellite Facility Federal Other or Unknown | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 3 | Restricted |
| Lyons Ferry Fish Hatchery Federal Other or Unknown | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 3 | Restricted |
| Flour Mill Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Caboose Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Dayton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Dayton
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Dayton
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
4Baseball
3Tracks
1Skate park
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →18 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company Depot-Dayton (formerly Dayton Depot)Building · listed 1974
About itColumbia County CourthouseBuilding · listed 1975
About itA. H. Bishop HouseBuilding · listed 1986
About itAndrew Nilsson HouseBuilding · listed 1986
About itDexter House No. 1Building · listed 1986
About itDexter House No. 2Building · listed 1986
About itDr. Marcel Pietrzycki HouseBuilding · listed 1986
About itFrank Flintner HouseBuilding · listed 1986
About itGrover J. Israel HouseBuilding · listed 1986
About itJ. A. Thronson HouseBuilding · listed 1986
About itJacob Weinhard HouseBuilding · listed 1986
About itJohn Brining HouseBuilding · listed 1986
About it6 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in Dayton: 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 88 | 88 | 77 | 63 | 48 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
July is the driest month (0.5 in) and the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 2.7 inches fall in November, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Dayton →
Questions about parks and trails in Dayton
Where can I hike in Dayton?
The longest trail networks: Pietrzycki City Park, 0.4 miles; Caboose Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Dayton is conserved land?
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 Dayton’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Pietrzycki City Park. For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Dayton?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Dayton?
3,257 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Dayton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 27 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Dayton have?
Ahead of 71% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #146 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 Dayton 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 →