Buck Lake County Park
Managed by Kitsap County Parks
164 acres2.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Jan Tik · CC BY 2.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Hansville
Hansville has 629 acres of parks, 186 for every 1,000 residents
16 miles of mapped trail cross Hansville, 1.5 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Buck Lake County Park (2.6 mi), Hansville Greenway Wildlife Corridor (1.2 mi), Hansville Greenway Highlands (0.8 mi). 7% of Hansville’s land is conserved, about 478 acres.
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns · #46 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
478 acres · of 10.6 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
629 ac
186 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
76%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
3 beaches · 4 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Hansville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hansville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hansville is ahead of 90% of U.S. towns, #46 of 285 in Washington. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hansville’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails1.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (16 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4APark land186 acres of park per 1,000 residents (629 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13AParks close to home76% 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 90%
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Washington towns of 2,500+ (285)Ahead of 84%
Water is more than half of Hansville’s area (17 of 28 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 3%.
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 Buck Lake County Park, with 2.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Hansville Greenway Wildlife Corridor
Managed by Kitsap County Parks
112 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Hansville Greenway Highlands
Managed by Great Peninsula Conservancy
98 acres0.8 mi of trail
Hansville Greenway Benchmark Ave Connector
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Foulweather Bluff Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
171 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 10 parks & preserves
Buck Lake County Park164 acres · 2.6 mi of trail · Kitsap County Parks
DirectionsHansville Greenway Wildlife Corridor112 acres · 1.2 mi of trail · Kitsap County Parks
Hansville Greenway Highlands98 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · Great Peninsula Conservancy
Point No Point Park70 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
DirectionsFoulweather Bluff Nature Preserve171 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Alder Wetlands20 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Kitsap County Parks
Point No Point Access Site4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
DirectionsPilot Point Park32 acres · Kitsap County Parks
Cohoe Beach Preserve18 acres · Great Peninsula Conservancy
Norwegian Point Park6 acres · Kitsap County Parks
DirectionsWho protects it
478 conserved acres
7% of Hansville’s land. Water is left out: Hansville has 10.6 square miles of land and 17.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Hansville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County358 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits120 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 266 acPrivate Conservation · 112 acLocal Park · 63 acLocal Conservation Area · 29 acUnknown Easement · 8 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 8 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 11 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loth216 Local Other or Unknown | County | 266 | Unknown |
| Foulweather Bluff Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 112 | Open |
| Buck Lake Park Local Park | County | 56 | Open |
| Pilot Point Local Conservation Area | County | 29 | Open |
| Norwegian Point Park Local Park | County | 6 | Open |
Things to do
13 places to go in Hansville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Hansville
Foulweather Bluff BeachIn Foulweather Bluff Nature Preserve
DirectionsPlus 2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Hansville
3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Hansville
4 boat launches without a name on the map.
Fishing spots in Hansville
2 fishing spots without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Hansville
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
3 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.5 miUnpaved · 5.1 mi
Hansville Greenway Benchmark Ave Connector0.3 mi
Greenway Trail0.1 mi
Thors Road Northeast0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
2Tennis
1Beach volleyball
1Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Point No Point Light StationBuilding · listed 1978
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Hansville: 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 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 49 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 75 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 51 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
July is the driest month (0.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 75 °F). 4.8 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Hansville →
Next door
Hansville and its neighbors
Hansville has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hansville | 7% | 1.5 | 186 | 76% | A |
| Port Gamble Tribal Community | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Port Ludlow | under 1% | 2.3 | 1 | 34% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hansville
Where can I hike in Hansville?
The longest trail networks: Buck Lake County Park, 2.6 miles; Hansville Greenway Wildlife Corridor, 1.2 miles; Hansville Greenway Highlands, 0.8 miles; Point No Point Park, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hansville is conserved land?
7% 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 Hansville’s trails?
Buck Lake County Park and Hansville Greenway Wildlife Corridor don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hansville?
16,731 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hansville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 629 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hansville have?
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #46 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 Hansville 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 →