Fort Borst Park
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Fords Prairie
Fords Prairie has 260 acres of parks, 143 for every 1,000 residents
11% of Fords Prairie’s land is conserved, about 261 acres. 2.7 miles of mapped trail cross Fords Prairie, 0.7 per square mile of land. 22% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
261 acres · of 3.7 sq mi of land
Trails
2.7 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
260 ac
143 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
22%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Fords Prairie?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Fords Prairie have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fords Prairie is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Fords Prairie’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land143 acres of park per 1,000 residents (260 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13AParks close to home22% of residents within a half mile of a park · WA 92% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 74%
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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 Fort Borst Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
261 conserved acres
11% of Fords Prairie’s land. Who manages Fords Prairie’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city261 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 260 acLocal Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loth33 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 248 | Open |
| Loth152 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Fort Borst Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.4 mi
Chehalis River Discovery Trail1.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Baseball
2Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Fords Prairie: April 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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 50 | 55 | 61 | 67 | 72 | 78 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 51 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 7.8 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 8.3 | 8.4 |
July is the driest month (0.6 in) and August the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 8.4 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Fords Prairie →
Next door
Fords Prairie and its neighbors
Fords Prairie has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fords Prairie | 11% | 0.7 | 143 | 22% | B+ |
| Centralia | 4% | 1.1 | 16 | 82% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fords Prairie
Where can I hike in Fords Prairie?
The longest trail networks: Fort Borst Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Fords Prairie is conserved land?
11% 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 Fords Prairie’s trails?
Fort Borst Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Fords Prairie?
29,960 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fords Prairie or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 260 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fords Prairie have?
Ahead of 74% 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 Fords Prairie 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 →