Photo: Williamborg 18:11, 24 May 2008 (UTC) · Public domainMattawa has 8 acres of parks, 2.1 for every 1,000 residents
86% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Mattawa, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of Mattawa’s land is conserved, about 7 acres.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns · #248 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Mattawa?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Mattawa have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mattawa is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns, #248 of 285 in Washington. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
7 conserved acres
1% of Mattawa’s land. Who manages Mattawa’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hund Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
1 places to go in Mattawa
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.0 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 Mattawa: 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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 75 | 82 | 91 | 89 | 80 | 65 | 49 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
August is the driest month (0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 1.2 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mattawa →
Questions about parks and trails in Mattawa
How much of Mattawa is conserved land?
1% 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 Mattawa’s trails?
Hund Memorial Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mattawa?
25,588 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mattawa or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 90 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Mattawa have?
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #248 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 Mattawa 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 →