23% of Everett’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 23% of Everett’s land is conserved, about 4,901 acres. 43 miles of mapped trail cross Everett, 1.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 97% of U.S. towns · #11 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Conserved land
23%
4,901 acres · of 33.6 sq mi of land
Trails
43 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
2,675 ac
24 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
65 mi
32 mi lanes · 27 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
10
8 beaches · 5 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Everett?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Everett is ahead of 97% of U.S. towns, #11 of 285 in Washington. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Everett’s overall grade.
Among the 400 U.S. cities of 100,000 or more, Everett ranks #21 on Outdoors.
Water is 32% of Everett’s area (16 of 49 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 16%.
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.
23% of Everett’s land. Water is left out: Everett has 33.6 square miles of land and 15.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Everett’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city4,838 ac
County303 ac
State parks155 ac
Local Conservation Area · 2,233 acLocal Other or Unknown · 1,791 acLocal Park · 958 acLocal Recreation Area · 158 acState Park · 155 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 58 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)
Managed by
Acres
Public access
Everett Water Works
Local Conservation Area
Town or city
1,992
Restricted
Loth52
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city
1,597
Open
Kasch Memorial Park
Local Park
Town or city
200
Open
Loth232
Local Other or Unknown
County
191
Unknown
Everett Jetty
State Park
State parks
155
Open
Japanese Gulch
Local Conservation Area
Town or city
120
Open
Jetty Island Nature Preserve
Local Conservation Area
Town or city
118
Open
American Legion Memorial Park
Local Park
Town or city
117
Open
Lowell Riverfront Park
Local Park
Town or city
106
Open
Everett Reservoir
Local Recreation Area
Town or city
102
Open
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
113 places to go in Everett
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Everett
8 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
32 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
27 mi
off-road bike paths
5.7 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Japanese GulchBike route
6.5 mi
Courts & fields
39Tennis
38Baseball
35Basketball
15Soccer
7Football
7Pickleball
7Beach volleyball
5Tracks
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
25 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 7 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Everett: 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
54
59
65
69
75
76
70
59
51
45
Rain (in)
4.6
3.4
4.1
3.2
2.4
2.0
0.9
1.1
1.9
3.8
5.1
5.1
July is the driest month (0.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 5.1 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Everett →
Next door
Everett and its neighbors
Everett has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Everett
Where can I hike in Everett?
The longest trail networks: Forest Park, 1.7 miles; Lowell Riverfront Park, 1.2 miles; Jetty Island Park, 1.1 miles; Howarth Park, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Everett is conserved land?
23% 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 Everett’s trails?
Forest Park and Lowell Riverfront Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Everett?
65 miles of bike routes are on the map: 32 of painted or protected lanes, 27 of off-road paths and 5.7 of shoulders and shared lanes. Named routes: Japanese Gulch.
Is there public land near Everett?
120,900 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Everett or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,796 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Everett have?
Ahead of 97% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #11 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 Everett neighbors.
Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0