Columbia Breaks Fire Interpretive Center
Park
20 acres0.8 mi of trail
Wildland Firefighter Memorial Walk
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Steliko Ranger Station · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Entiat
96% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Entiat
4.0 miles of mapped trail cross Entiat, 1.8 per square mile of land. 73 acres are parks and preserves, 57 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Columbia Breaks Fire Interpretive Center (0.8 mi).
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
91 acres · of 2.2 sq mi of land
Trails
4.0 mi
1.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
73 ac
57 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
96%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.4 mi
0.9 mi lanes · 3.6 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
1 boat launch
What kind of outdoors town is Entiat?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Entiat have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Entiat is ahead of 94% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, conserved land lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Entiat’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails1.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4APark land57 acres of park per 1,000 residents (73 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home96% 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 94%
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Water is 23% of Entiat’s area (1 of 3 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 5%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A 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 Columbia Breaks Fire Interpretive Center, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Theodore "Buzz" Butts Park
Park
3 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
91 conserved acres
7% of Entiat’s land. Water is left out: Entiat has 2.2 square miles of land and 0.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Entiat’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County65 ac
Town or city22 ac
U.S. Forest Service4 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 55 acLocal Park · 33 acNational Forest · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loth189 Local Other or Unknown | County | 41 | Unknown |
| Will Risk Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Silicosaska Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Entiat Ranger Station Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Loth50 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Wenatchee National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 4 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Entiat
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Entiat
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Entiat
boat launchIn Entiat Park
DirectionsPeaks in Entiat
2 peaks without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.0 mi
Wildland Firefighter Memorial Walk0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
4.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.9 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
3.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Tennis
3Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Entiat: 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 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 73 | 79 | 89 | 88 | 79 | 63 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
August is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 2.0 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Entiat →
Questions about parks and trails in Entiat
Where can I hike in Entiat?
The longest trail networks: Columbia Breaks Fire Interpretive Center, 0.8 miles; Entiat Park, 0.1 miles; Theodore "Buzz" Butts Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Entiat 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 Entiat’s trails?
Columbia Breaks Fire Interpretive Center and Entiat Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Entiat?
4.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of painted or protected lanes and 3.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Entiat?
98,785 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Entiat or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 76 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Entiat have?
Ahead of 94% 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 Entiat 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 →