20% of Meadowdale’s land is conserved: 139 acres
2.6 miles of mapped trail cross Meadowdale, 2.4 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Meadowdale Beach Park (1.4 mi). 91 acres are parks and preserves, 30 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns · #24 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Meadowdale?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Meadowdale have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Meadowdale is ahead of 95% of U.S. towns, #24 of 285 in Washington. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
Water is 7% of Meadowdale’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 19%.
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 Meadowdale Beach Park, with 1.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
139 conserved acres
20% of Meadowdale’s land. Water is left out: Meadowdale has 1.1 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Meadowdale’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 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loth232 Local Other or Unknown | County | 60 | Unknown |
| Lund'S Gulch Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 60 | Restricted |
| Loth83 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 38 | Open |
| Meadowdale Park Local Park | County | 14 | Open |
| Meadowdale Beach Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Sundquist Family Nature Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
4 places to go in Meadowdale
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 playground without a name on the map.
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
The best walking months in Meadowdale: 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) | 8.8 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 49 | 53 | 58 | 64 | 68 | 74 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 50 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 4.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
July is the driest month (0.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 75 °F). 5.2 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Meadowdale →
Meadowdale and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowdale | 20% | 2.4 | 30 | 87% | A |
| Picnic Point | 12% | 0.3 | 19 | 95% | A− |
| Edmonds | 7% | 1.6 | 9 | 93% | A− |
| Lynnwood | 7% | 1.8 | 9 | 99%+ | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Meadowdale
Where can I hike in Meadowdale?
The longest trail networks: Meadowdale Beach Park, 1.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Meadowdale is conserved land?
20% 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 Meadowdale’s trails?
Meadowdale Beach Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Meadowdale?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Meadowdale?
8,554 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Meadowdale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 91 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Meadowdale have?
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #24 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 Meadowdale 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 →