Frontier Park
Managed by Pierce County
68 acres3.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
COutdoors
Outdoors in Graham
Graham has 7.1 miles of mapped trails, 0.2 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Frontier Park (3.4 mi), Morse Wildlife Preserve (1.6 mi). 179 acres are parks and preserves, 5.1 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Graham’s land is conserved, about 547 acres.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns · #241 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
547 acres · of 42.7 sq mi of land
Trails
7.1 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
179 ac
5.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
64%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
8.3 mi
2.9 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
2
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Graham have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Graham is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns, #241 of 285 in Washington. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Graham’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land5.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (179 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13CParks close to home64% 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 33%
LessMore
Washington towns of 2,500+ (285)Ahead of 15%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to C+. 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 Frontier Park, with 3.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Morse Wildlife Preserve
Managed by Forterra
85 acres1.6 mi of trail
No dogs
Directionsto the parking lot
Upper Muck Creek Protected Area
Nature preserve
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
547 conserved acres
2% of Graham’s land. Who manages Graham’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County375 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits138 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)27 ac
Bureau of Land Management6 ac
Agricultural Easement · 280 acLocal Conservation Area · 80 acLocal Park · 59 acPrivate Conservation · 59 acLocal Other or Unknown · 36 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 307 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morse Wildlife Preserve Local Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 80 | Open |
| Pioneer Ball Park Local Park | County | 59 | Open |
| Maxine G. Morse Nature Conservancy Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 59 | Closed |
| Loth223 Local Other or Unknown | County | 36 | Unknown |
| Spokane Wenatchee Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 6 | Open |
Things to do
55 places to go in Graham
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Graham
53 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Dog parks in Graham
Dog Park
DirectionsCommunity gardens in Graham
1 community garden without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 3.5 mi
216th Street East0.3 mi
126th Avenue East0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
8.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.9 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
5.4 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
23Basketball
13Baseball
7Tennis
3Tracks
2Football
2Equestrian
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Graham: 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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 49 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 70 | 77 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 50 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 5.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 6.0 |
July is the driest month (0.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 6.2 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Graham →
Next door
Graham and its neighbors
Graham has the second most mapped trails of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham | 2% | 0.2 | 5 | 64% | C |
| Elk Plain | under 1% | 0.7 | 1 | 56% | C |
| Kapowsin | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| South Hill | 5% | 0.8 | 8 | 96% | B+ |
| Frederickson | 4% | 0.2 | 11 | 96% | B |
| South Creek | under 1% | 0.6 | under 1 | 3% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Graham
Where can I hike in Graham?
The longest trail networks: Frontier Park, 3.4 miles; Morse Wildlife Preserve, 1.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Graham is conserved land?
2% 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 Graham’s trails?
Frontier Park and Morse Wildlife Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Graham?
8.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.9 of painted or protected lanes and 5.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Graham?
14,890 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Graham or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 186 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Graham have?
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #241 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 Graham 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 →