Frank Mason Park
Managed by Granite Falls Parks and Recreation
19 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Granite Falls
Granite Falls has 44 acres of parks, 9.4 for every 1,000 residents
2.6 miles of mapped trail cross Granite Falls, 1.2 per square mile of land. 85% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of Granite Falls’ land is conserved, about 40 acres.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns · #161 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
40 acres · of 2.2 sq mi of land
Trails
2.6 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
44 ac
9.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
85%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.6 mi
2.5 mi lanes · 0.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
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What kind of outdoors town is Granite Falls?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Granite Falls have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Granite Falls is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns, #161 of 285 in Washington. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Granite Falls’ overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land9.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (44 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home85% 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 67%
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Washington towns of 2,500+ (285)Ahead of 44%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to B+. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Perrigone Memorial Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
40 conserved acres
3% of Granite Falls’ land. Who manages Granite Falls’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city57 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 34 acLocal Park · 23 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loth62 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Frank Mason Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Perrigoue Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Jim Holm Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Granite Falls
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Granite Falls
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Granite Falls
Granite Falls Dog Park
DirectionsPlus 1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Sporting Clays Path1.0 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Tennis
8Baseball
5Soccer
2Football
2Basketball
1Tracks
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Granite Falls: 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) | 45 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 68 | 75 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 50 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 9.4 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 7.3 | 10.6 | 9.0 |
July is the driest month (1.5 in) and August the warmest (highs of 75 °F). 10.6 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Granite Falls →
Next door
Granite Falls and its neighbors
Granite Falls has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Falls | 3% | 1.2 | 9 | 85% | B+ |
| Lake Bosworth | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Granite Falls
How much of Granite Falls is conserved land?
3% 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 Granite Falls’ trails?
Frank Mason Park and Perrigone Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Granite Falls?
2.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.5 of painted or protected lanes and 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Granite Falls?
74,496 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Granite Falls or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 44 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Granite Falls have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #161 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 Granite Falls 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 →