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Outdoors in Lamont

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Lamont

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 5% of Lamont’s land is conserved, about 8 acres. 9 acres are parks and preserves, 53 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
5%
8 acres · of 0.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
9 ac
53 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
0.4 mi paths
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

12
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.

Columbia Plateau Trail State Park

Managed by Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗

Bug Tussle Park

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

8 conserved acres

5% of Lamont’s land. Who manages Lamont’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State parks8 ac
Not recorded1 ac
State Recreation Area · 8 acLocal Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Columbia Plateau Trail
State Recreation Area
State parks8Open
Bug Tessel park
Local Park
Not recorded1Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Lamont

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Lamont

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

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.

0.4 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Lamont: April to June, August 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.910.211.813.515.115.915.614.212.510.89.38.5
High (°F)364251596876868576604536
Rain (in)2.01.41.71.31.41.10.40.30.51.31.92.2

August is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 2.2 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lamont →

Questions about parks and trails in Lamont

Are dogs allowed on Lamont’s trails?

Columbia Plateau Trail State Park and Bug Tussle Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Lamont?

0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Lamont?

20,695 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lamont or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Lamont 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 →