John O. Linde Community Park
Managed by San Juan Island Park & Recreation District
28 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dogs on leash
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Jelson25 · Public domainAOutdoors
Outdoors in Friday Harbor
42% of Friday Harbor’s land is conserved: 600 acres
98% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Friday Harbor, 0.7 per square mile of land. 31 acres are parks and preserves, 11 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 89% of U.S. towns · #52 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Conserved land
42%
600 acres · of 2.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
31 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.2 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Friday Harbor?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Friday Harbor have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Friday Harbor is ahead of 89% of U.S. towns, #52 of 285 in Washington. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Friday Harbor’s overall grade.
Conserved land42% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (31 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home98% of residents within a half mile of a park · WA 92% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 89%
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Washington towns of 2,500+ (285)Ahead of 82%
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.
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 John O. Linde Community Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mount Grant Preserve
Managed by San Juan County Conservation Land Bank
4 acres
Dogs on leash
Directionsto the parking lot
Friday Harbor Laboratories Biological Preserve
Managed by University of Washington
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Sunken Park
Managed by Town of Friday Harbor
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto WSF Overflow Lot C
Who protects it
600 conserved acres
42% of Friday Harbor’s land. Who manages Friday Harbor’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city586 ac
County12 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1 ac
Local Conservation Area · 586 acLocal Other or Unknown · 7 acWatershed Protection Area · 2 acPrivate Conservation · 2 acUnknown Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday Harbor Watershed Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 588 | Restricted |
| Loth230 Local Other or Unknown | County | 7 | Unknown |
| Pcon3 Private Conservation | County | 2 | Closed |
| Sunken Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
7 places to go in Friday Harbor
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Friday Harbor
Kiddie Cove
DirectionsPlus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Friday Harbor
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Scenic views in Friday Harbor
1 scenic view without a name on the map.
Picnic areas in Friday Harbor
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.9 mi
Airport Trail0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
6Tennis
4Pickleball
3Baseball
2Football
1Soccer
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Friday Harbor: 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) | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 48 | 52 | 57 | 63 | 68 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 57 | 50 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 |
July is the driest month (0.7 in) and the warmest (highs of 72 °F). 4.2 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Friday Harbor →
Questions about parks and trails in Friday Harbor
Where can I hike in Friday Harbor?
The longest trail networks: John O. Linde Community Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Friday Harbor is conserved land?
42% 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 Friday Harbor’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at John O. Linde Community Park (on leash) and Mount Grant Preserve (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Friday Harbor?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of painted or protected lanes and 0.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Friday Harbor?
6,126 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Friday Harbor or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 31 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Friday Harbor have?
Ahead of 89% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #52 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 Friday Harbor 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 →