Southwest County Olympic View Park
Park
113 acres3.1 mi of trail
Loop Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Sea Cow · CC BY-SA 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Edmonds
Edmonds has 14 miles of mapped trails, 1.6 for every square mile of land
93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Southwest County Olympic View Park (3.1 mi), Yost Park (2 mi), Pine Ridge Park (1 mi). 7% of Edmonds’ land is conserved, about 383 acres.
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns · #97 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
383 acres · of 8.9 sq mi of land
Trails
14 mi
1.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
379 ac
8.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
93%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
12 mi
8.2 mi lanes · 0.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
5 beaches
What kind of outdoors town is Edmonds?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Edmonds have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Edmonds is ahead of 80% of U.S. towns, #97 of 285 in Washington. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Edmonds’ overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails1.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (14 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4APark land8.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (379 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home93% of residents within a half mile of a park · WA 92% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 80%
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Washington towns of 2,500+ (285)Ahead of 66%
Water is 11% of Edmonds’ area (1 of 10 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 6%.
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 Southwest County Olympic View Park, with 3.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Yost Park
Park
43 acres2 mi of trail
Highline TrailYost to Pine Ridge TrailCedar Loop TrailShell Creek Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Pine Ridge Park
Park
24 acres1 mi of trail
Yost to Pine Ridge Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 16 parks & preserves
Southwest County Olympic View Park113 acres · 3.1 mi of trail
DirectionsYost Park43 acres · 2 mi of trail
DirectionsPine Ridge Park24 acres · 1 mi of trail
DirectionsHickman Park5 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsBrackett's Landing74 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of Edmonds
DirectionsHutt Park8 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Seaview Park6 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Sierra Park5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsMeadowdale Beach Park26 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsEdmonds City Park15 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsBrackett's Landing South2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Edmonds
DirectionsHummingbird Hill Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Edmonds, WA
Maplewood Hill Park14 acres
Civic Center Field7 acres
DirectionsMathay-Ballinger Park3 acres
DirectionsHaines Wharf Park1 acres
Who protects it
383 conserved acres
7% of Edmonds’ land. Water is left out: Edmonds has 8.9 square miles of land and 1.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Edmonds’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County278 ac
Town or city268 ac
Regional agency13 ac
Local Park · 268 acLocal Other or Unknown · 257 acLocal Conservation Area · 26 acLocal Recreation Area · 8 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 35 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loth232 Local Other or Unknown | County | 158 | Unknown |
| Snohomish County Park Local Park | County | 116 | Open |
| Loth48 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 96 | Open |
| Yost Park Local Park | Town or city | 41 | Open |
| Pine Ridge Park Local Park | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| Edmonds Marsh Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Maplewood Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Seaview Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Civic Center Playfield Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 8 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
45 places to go in Edmonds
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Edmonds
Dog Beach
DirectionsMarina Beach
DirectionsOlympic Beach
DirectionsSunset BeachIn Brackett's Landing
DirectionsPlus 1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Public pools in Edmonds
1 public pool without a name on the map.
Playgrounds in Edmonds
Edmonds City ParkIn Edmonds City Park
DirectionsMarina Beach Park
DirectionsPlus 22 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Edmonds
Off Leash Area Edmonds
DirectionsSplashDog
DirectionsScenic views in Edmonds
6 scenic views without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Edmonds
Galleon Community CampgroundGalleon Condominiums
DirectionsTrails & water
6 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.5 miUnpaved · 5.9 mi
Yost to Pine Ridge Trail0.7 mi
Loop Trail0.6 mi
Highline Trail0.4 mi
Cedar Loop Trail0.2 mi
Shell Creek Trail0.2 mi
Sword Fern Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
12 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
8.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
2.9 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Yost to Pine Ridge TrailBike route
0.7 miCourts & fields
22Tennis
15Basketball
14Pickleball
13Soccer
12Baseball
2Cricket
2Football
1Beach volleyball
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). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Carnegie, Andrew, LibraryBuilding · listed 1973
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Edmonds: 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 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 49 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 75 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 51 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 4.8 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
July is the driest month (0.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 5.2 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Edmonds →
Next door
Edmonds and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonds | 7% | 1.6 | 9 | 93% | A− |
| Lynnwood | 7% | 1.8 | 9 | 99%+ | A |
| Mountlake Terrace | 7% | 1.9 | 8 | 99%+ | A |
| Woodway | 6% | 0.7 | 29 | 99%+ | A |
| Meadowdale | 20% | 2.4 | 30 | 87% | A |
| Shoreline | 5% | 2.1 | 7 | 98% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Edmonds
Where can I hike in Edmonds?
The longest trail networks: Southwest County Olympic View Park, 3.1 miles; Yost Park, 2 miles; Pine Ridge Park, 1 miles; Hickman Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Edmonds is conserved land?
7% 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 Edmonds’ trails?
Southwest County Olympic View Park and Yost Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Edmonds?
12 miles of bike routes are on the map: 8.2 of painted or protected lanes, 0.8 of off-road paths and 2.9 of shoulders and shared lanes. Named routes: Yost to Pine Ridge Trail.
Is there public land near Edmonds?
15,171 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Edmonds or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 379 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Edmonds have?
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #97 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 Edmonds 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 →