8% of Fobes Hill’s land is conserved: 240 acres
10 acres are parks and preserves, 4.0 per 1,000 residents. 2.0 miles of mapped trail cross Fobes Hill, 0.4 per square mile of land. 63% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns · #204 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
How much outdoors does Fobes Hill have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fobes Hill is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns, #204 of 285 in Washington. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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240 conserved acres
8% of Fobes Hill’s land. Who manages Fobes Hill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 22 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loth232 Local Other or Unknown | County | 213 | Unknown |
| Loth131 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Swans Trail Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
1 lakes & rivers
The best walking months in Fobes Hill: 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 | 60 | 51 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 5.1 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
July is the driest month (0.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 5.7 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Fobes Hill →
Fobes Hill and its neighbors
Fobes Hill has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Fobes Hill
How much of Fobes Hill is conserved land?
8% 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.
Is there public land near Fobes Hill?
19,598 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fobes Hill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fobes Hill have?
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #204 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 Fobes Hill neighbors.
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 →