Columbia Park
Park
368 acres3.5 mi of trail
Mulberry LoopMonarch LoopChickadee Loop
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: formulanone from Huntsville, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Kennewick
Kennewick has 39 miles of mapped trails, 1.4 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Columbia Park (3.5 mi), Zintel Canyon Greenway (2.6 mi), Highlands Grange Park (1.4 mi). 81% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4% of Kennewick’s land is conserved, about 804 acres.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #139 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
804 acres · of 28.6 sq mi of land
Trails
39 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
863 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
81%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
17 mi
2.3 mi lanes · 14 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
5
8 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Kennewick?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kennewick have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kennewick is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #139 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 Kennewick’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (39 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4APark land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (863 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home81% 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 72%
LessMore
Washington towns of 2,500+ (285)Ahead of 51%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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 Columbia Park, with 3.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Zintel Canyon Greenway
Managed by City of Kennewick
66 acres2.6 mi of trail
Spirit of America Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Southridge Sports Complex
Park
41 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 31 parks & preserves
Columbia Park368 acres · 3.5 mi of trail
DirectionsZintel Canyon Greenway66 acres · 2.6 mi of trail · City of Kennewick
DirectionsHighlands Grange Park27 acres · 1.4 mi of trail
DirectionsSouthridge Sports Complex41 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
DirectionsLawrence Scott Park29 acres · 1 mi of trail
DirectionsHansen Park25 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
DirectionsKeewaydin Park15 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
DirectionsEastgate Park14 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
DirectionsSunset Park9 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsInspiration Park5 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsCanyon Lakes Park5 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsCivic Athletic Complex18 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsAl Robinson Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsFruitland Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsVolunteer Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsPenn Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsHorse Heaven Hills Park5 acres
DirectionsKennewick Arboretum4 acres
DirectionsPainters' Village Green4 acres
Yelm Park3 acres
DirectionsHatfield Park3 acres
DirectionsJohn Day Park3 acres
DirectionsUnderwood Park2 acres
DirectionsLayton Park2 acres
Vancouver Park2 acres · City of Kennewick
DirectionsColumbia Center Estates Park2 acres
Kenwood Park2 acres
Hawthorne Park1 acres
Monopoly Park1 acres
Duffy's Pond Park1 acres
Jay Perry Park1 acres
Who protects it
804 conserved acres
4% of Kennewick’s land. Who manages Kennewick’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city662 ac
County115 ac
Regional agency26 ac
Local Park · 767 acLocal Other or Unknown · 34 acLocal Conservation Area · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 40 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Park Local Park | Town or city | 370 | Open |
| Benton Franklin Fairgrounds Local Park | County | 104 | Open |
| Southridge Sports Complex Local Park | Town or city | 51 | Open |
| Zintel Canyon Local Park | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| Lawrence Scott Park Local Park | Town or city | 27 | Open |
| Horse Heaven Hills Park Local Park | Regional agency | 26 | Open |
| Hansen Park Local Park | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| Grange Park Local Park | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| Loth71 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Civic Center Athletic Area/Pool Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
100 places to go in Kennewick
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Kennewick
Kenneth Serier Memorial PoolIn Civic Athletic Complex
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Kennewick
Columbia Park Splash PadIn Columbia Park
DirectionsPlayground of DreamsIn Columbia Park
Directions81 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Dog parks in Kennewick
2 dog parks without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Kennewick
8 boat launches without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Kennewick
4 scenic views without a name on the map.
Peaks in Kennewick
Thompson Hill
DirectionsCommunity gardens in Kennewick
Jay Perry Community GardenIn Jay Perry Park
DirectionsPlus 2 community gardens without a name on the map.
Trails & water
4 named trails and 5 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 5.2 miUnpaved · 4.4 mi
Spirit of America Trail1.3 mi
Mulberry Loop0.2 mi
Monarch Loop0.2 mi
Chickadee Loop0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
17 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
14 mi
off-road bike paths
0.3 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
61Baseball
48Basketball
44Tennis
17Soccer
9Football
6Pickleball
4Skate park
4Softball
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.
Kennewick Fruit & Produce Company BuildingBuilding · listed 2025
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Kennewick: April to June and 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 90 | 89 | 79 | 65 | 50 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
August is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 1.2 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Kennewick →
Next door
Kennewick and its neighbors
Kennewick has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Kennewick
Where can I hike in Kennewick?
The longest trail networks: Columbia Park, 3.5 miles; Zintel Canyon Greenway, 2.6 miles; Highlands Grange Park, 1.4 miles; Southridge Sports Complex, 1.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Kennewick is conserved land?
4% 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 Kennewick’s trails?
Columbia Park and Zintel Canyon Greenway don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Kennewick?
17 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.3 of painted or protected lanes, 14 of off-road paths and 0.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Kennewick?
25,372 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kennewick or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 863 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Kennewick have?
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #139 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 Kennewick 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 →