Medina Park
Managed by City of Medina
19 acres1 mi of trail
80th Avenue Northeast
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Atomic Taco from Seattle, WA, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Medina
18% of Medina’s land is conserved: 169 acres
2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Medina, 1.6 per square mile of land. 168 acres are parks and preserves, 57 per 1,000 residents. 93% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns · #17 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Conserved land
18%
169 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
2.3 mi
1.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
168 ac
57 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
93%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.3 mi
0.7 mi lanes · 1.6 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
9 beaches
What kind of outdoors town is Medina?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Medina have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Medina is ahead of 96% of U.S. towns, #17 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.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Medina’s overall grade.
Conserved land18% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4APark land57 acres of park per 1,000 residents (168 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home93% of residents within a half mile of a park · WA 92% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 96%
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Washington towns of 2,500+ (285)Ahead of 94%
Water is more than half of Medina’s area (3 of 5 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 6%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A 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 Medina Park, with 1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Fairweather Nature Preserve
Park
13 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
520 Bridge View Park
Managed by WSDOT
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Evergreen Point Park & Ride
Medina Beach Park
Managed by City of Medina
2 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
169 conserved acres
18% of Medina’s land. Water is left out: Medina has 1.4 square miles of land and 3.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Medina’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city160 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits8 ac
Local Park · 160 acConservation Easement · 8 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 9 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 7 of 11 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overlake Park And Country Club Local Park | Town or city | 130 | Open |
| Medina Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Fairweather Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Medina Beach Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
24 places to go in Medina
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Medina
9 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Swimming spots in Medina
1 swimming spot without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Medina
7 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks in Medina
Medina Park Off Leash AreaIn Medina Park
DirectionsScenic views in Medina
5 scenic views without a name on the map.
Picnic areas in Medina
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.5 mi
Indian Trail0.3 mi
80th Avenue Northeast0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.7 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.6 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Tennis
3Basketball
1Multi-sport
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Medina: 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) | 8.8 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 48 | 51 | 55 | 60 | 67 | 71 | 77 | 77 | 72 | 61 | 52 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 4.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
July is the driest month (0.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 5.3 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Medina →
Next door
Medina and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medina | 18% | 1.6 | 57 | 93% | A+ |
| Bellevue | 11% | 2.3 | 16 | 99%+ | A |
| Seattle | 11% | 2.3 | 8 | 99%+ | A |
| Hunts Point | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Mercer Island | 10% | 2.9 | 20 | 99% | A |
| Clyde Hill | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 99% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Medina
Where can I hike in Medina?
The longest trail networks: Medina Park, 1 miles; Fairweather Nature Preserve, 0.6 miles; Medina Beach Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Medina is conserved land?
18% 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 Medina’s trails?
Medina Park and Fairweather Nature Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Medina?
2.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of painted or protected lanes and 1.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Medina?
21,254 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Medina or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 168 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Medina have?
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #17 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 Medina 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 →