Photo: David Brooks (User:DavidBrooks) · CC BY-SA 2.5McChord AFB has 21 acres of parks, 6.9 for every 1,000 residents
94% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross McChord AFB, 0.1 per square mile of land. 3% of McChord AFB’s land is conserved, about 125 acres.
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns · #223 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is McChord AFB?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does McChord AFB have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, McChord AFB is ahead of 45% of U.S. towns, #223 of 285 in Washington. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles 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
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Memorial Field
125 conserved acres
3% of McChord AFB’s land. Who manages McChord AFB’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday Park Military Land | Other or Unknown Federal Land | 125 | Open |
18 places to go in McChord AFB
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
13 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map.
1 lakes & rivers
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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 12 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in McChord AFB: 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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 66 | 70 | 77 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 51 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 6.1 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 6.2 |
July is the driest month (0.6 in) and August the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 6.6 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in McChord AFB →
McChord AFB and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in McChord AFB
How much of McChord AFB is conserved land?
3% 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 McChord AFB’s trails?
Carter Lake Park and Memorial Field don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near McChord AFB?
6,483 acres of parks and open public land lie inside McChord AFB or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 21 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does McChord AFB have?
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #223 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 McChord AFB 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 →