McCleary Hotel, Old · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0McCleary has 18 acres of parks, 8.4 for every 1,000 residents
73% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross McCleary, 0.2 per square mile of land. 2% of McCleary’s land is conserved, about 29 acres.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does McCleary have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, McCleary is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. 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
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
29 conserved acres
2% of McCleary’s land. Who manages McCleary’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 2 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loth89 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Mohneys Prairie Local Other or Unknown | County | 9 | Unknown |
| Beerbower park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Loth203 Local Other or Unknown | County | 2 | Unknown |
3 places to go in McCleary
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in McCleary: 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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 49 | 54 | 59 | 66 | 70 | 76 | 77 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 11.4 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 7.1 | 11.9 | 11.5 |
July is the driest month (0.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 11.9 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in McCleary →
Questions about parks and trails in McCleary
How much of McCleary is conserved land?
2% 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 McCleary’s trails?
Beerbower Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in McCleary?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near McCleary?
66,603 acres of parks and open public land lie inside McCleary or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 18 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does McCleary have?
Ahead of 42% 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 McCleary 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 →