Coles Road Natural Area
Park
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Frank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Langley
5% of Langley’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Langley, 2.3 per square mile of land. 44 acres are parks and preserves, 42 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
34 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
2.3 mi
2.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
44 ac
42 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Langley?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Langley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Langley is ahead of 95% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Langley’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails2.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4APark land42 acres of park per 1,000 residents (44 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · WA 92% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 95%
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Water is 36% of Langley’s area (1 of 2 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Cedar's Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Noble Cliff Natural Area
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 5 parks & preserves
Seawall Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsNoble Cliff Natural Area1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsBrookhaven Creek Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsColes Road Natural Area18 acres
Cedar's Park2 acres
Who protects it
34 conserved acres
5% of Langley’s land. Water is left out: Langley has 1.0 square miles of land and 0.6 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Langley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city20 ac
Regional agency13 ac
Local Park · 20 acLocal Recreation Area · 13 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coles Road Natural Area Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Island County Fairgounds Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 13 | Open |
| Seawall Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Generation Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Langley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Langley
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Langley
Island County FairgroundsFee
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.2 mi
Flying Bear Farms0.1 mi
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
1Soccer
1Football
1Baseball
1Softball
1Equestrian
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 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Olympic ClubBuilding · listed 1991
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Langley: 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) | 46 | 49 | 53 | 58 | 64 | 68 | 74 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 51 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
July is the driest month (0.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 75 °F). 4.2 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Langley →
Questions about parks and trails in Langley
Where can I hike in Langley?
The longest trail networks: Seawall Park, 0.1 miles; Noble Cliff Natural Area, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Langley is conserved land?
5% 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 Langley’s trails?
Coles Road Natural Area and Cedar's Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Langley?
6,448 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Langley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 44 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Langley have?
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Langley 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 →