Seashore Conservation Area
Managed by Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
352 acres2.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
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Photo: FelixRo · CC BY 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Long Beach
Long Beach has 5.9 miles of mapped trails, 4.3 for every square mile of land
44% of Long Beach’s land is conserved, about 387 acres. The biggest trail networks: Seashore Conservation Area (2.5 mi). 13 acres are parks and preserves, 7.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 85% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
44%
387 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
5.9 mi
4.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
13 ac
7.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
70%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.9 mi
2.1 mi lanes · 2.8 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Long Beach?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Long Beach have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Long Beach is ahead of 85% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Long Beach’s overall grade.
Conserved land44% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%A+Trails4.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land7.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (13 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home70% 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 85%
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Water is 27% of Long Beach’s area (1 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 32%.
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 Seashore Conservation Area, with 2.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
387 conserved acres
44% of Long Beach’s land. Water is left out: Long Beach has 1.4 square miles of land and 0.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Long Beach’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks386 ac
Town or city1 ac
State Conservation Area · 386 acLocal Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seashore Conservation Area State Conservation Area | State parks | 386 | Restricted |
| Veterans' Field Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Long Beach
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Long Beach
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Long Beach
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
4.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
2.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Baseball
2Softball
1Beach volleyball
1Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Long Beach: 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 49 | 51 | 53 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 53 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 12.7 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 8.0 | 12.4 | 12.7 |
July is the driest month (1.0 in) and August the warmest (highs of 68 °F). 12.7 inches fall in January, the wettest month. The climate in Long Beach →
Questions about parks and trails in Long Beach
Where can I hike in Long Beach?
The longest trail networks: Seashore Conservation Area, 2.5 miles; Culbertson Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Long Beach is conserved land?
44% 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 Long Beach’s trails?
Seashore Conservation Area and Culbertson Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Long Beach?
4.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.1 of painted or protected lanes and 2.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Long Beach?
4,432 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Long Beach or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Long Beach have?
Ahead of 85% 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 Long Beach 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 →