12% of Lexington’s land is conserved: 104 acres
2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Lexington, 1.6 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Riverside County Park (1.5 mi). 73% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns · #92 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Lexington?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Lexington have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lexington is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns, #92 of 285 in Washington. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
Water is 6% of Lexington’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 12%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Riverside County Park, with 1.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
104 conserved acres
12% of Lexington’s land. Water is left out: Lexington has 1.3 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Lexington’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loth198 Local Other or Unknown | County | 66 | Unknown |
| Riverside County Park Local Park | County | 39 | Open |
5 places to go in Lexington
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Lexington: April 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) | 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) | 47 | 51 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 73 | 79 | 80 | 75 | 62 | 52 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 6.7 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 7.2 | 7.4 |
July is the driest month (0.6 in) and August the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 7.4 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Lexington →
Questions about parks and trails in Lexington
Where can I hike in Lexington?
The longest trail networks: Riverside County Park, 1.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lexington is conserved land?
12% 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 Lexington’s trails?
Riverside County Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lexington?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Lexington?
5,646 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lexington or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 57 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lexington have?
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #92 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 Lexington neighbors.
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 →