Tilicum Park
Managed by City of Forks
18 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Sea Cow · CC BY-SA 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Forks
Forks has 85 acres of parks, 25 for every 1,000 residents
2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Forks, 0.7 per square mile of land. 86% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Forks’ land is conserved, about 102 acres.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns · #123 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
102 acres · of 4.2 sq mi of land
Trails
2.9 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
85 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
86%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Forks?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Forks have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Forks is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns, #123 of 285 in Washington. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, conserved land lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Forks’ overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (85 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home86% of residents within a half mile of a park · WA 92% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 75%
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Washington towns of 2,500+ (285)Ahead of 57%
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 Tilicum Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Calawah River Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
102 conserved acres
4% of Forks’ land. Who manages Forks’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city61 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits34 ac
Private owners5 ac
State natural resources1 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 37 acPrivate Conservation · 34 acLocal Park · 24 acLocal Recreation Area · 5 acState Resource Management Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loth57 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 37 | Open |
| Calawah Conservation Area Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 34 | Closed |
| Tilicum Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| West End Baseball Complex Local Recreation Area | Private owners | 5 | Open |
| Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WADNR) State Resource Management Area State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 1 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Forks
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Forks
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Forks
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Community gardens in Forks
Janet Calderwood Memorial Garden
DirectionsPlus 1 community garden without a name on the map.
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
6Baseball
2Basketball
2Pickleball
2Tennis
1Football
1Skate park
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Forks: 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 | 52 | 57 | 62 | 66 | 70 | 71 | 68 | 59 | 51 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 17.3 | 10.6 | 12.8 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 11.0 | 16.7 | 15.7 |
July is the driest month (1.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 71 °F). 17.3 inches fall in January, the wettest month. The climate in Forks →
Questions about parks and trails in Forks
Where can I hike in Forks?
The longest trail networks: Tilicum Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Forks is conserved land?
4% 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 Forks’ trails?
Tilicum Park and Calawah River Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Forks?
111,139 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Forks or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 87 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Forks have?
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #123 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 Forks 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 →