Freeland has 5.0 miles of mapped trails, 1.3 for every square mile of land
30 acres are parks and preserves, 20 per 1,000 residents. 47% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Freeland?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Freeland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Freeland is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Freeland Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
orchard park
Trinity Luthrean Park
9 conserved acres
under 1% of Freeland’s land. Who manages Freeland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeland Park Local Park | County | 9 | Open |
2 places to go in Freeland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
3.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
The best walking months in Freeland: 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 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 49 | 53 | 58 | 64 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 69 | 59 | 51 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
July is the driest month (0.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 74 °F). 4.0 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Freeland →
Questions about parks and trails in Freeland
Where can I hike in Freeland?
The longest trail networks: Freeland Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Freeland is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Freeland’s trails?
Freeland Park and Freeland Wetland Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Freeland?
3.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of painted or protected lanes, 0.5 of off-road paths and 2.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Freeland?
8,789 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Freeland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 30 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Freeland have?
Ahead of 52% 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 Freeland 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 →