Douglas Carter Fisher Neighborhood Park
Managed by Clark County
12 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
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Outdoors in Minnehaha
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Minnehaha
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Douglas Carter Fisher Neighborhood Park (0.7 mi). 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Minnehaha, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns · #174 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
35 acres · of 2.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
36 ac
3.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.7 mi
2.5 mi lanes · 0.2 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
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What kind of outdoors town is Minnehaha?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Minnehaha have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Minnehaha is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns, #174 of 285 in Washington. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Minnehaha’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land3.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (36 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · WA 92% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 62%
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Washington towns of 2,500+ (285)Ahead of 39%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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 Douglas Carter Fisher Neighborhood Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bosco Farm Park
Managed by Clark County
11 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Tower Crest Neighborhood Park
Managed by Clark County
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Roads End Park
Managed by Clark County
2 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
35 conserved acres
2% of Minnehaha’s land. Who manages Minnehaha’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County37 ac
Local Park · 35 acLocal Other or Unknown · 2 ac
Good to know
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.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosco Farm Neighborhood Park Local Park | County | 12 | Open |
| Douglas Carter Fisher Neighborhood Park Local Park | County | 12 | Open |
| Tower Crest Neighborhood Park Local Park | County | 6 | Open |
| Roads End Neighborhood Park Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
| Saint Johns Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
| Loth197 Local Other or Unknown | County | 2 | Unknown |
Things to do
11 places to go in Minnehaha
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Minnehaha
10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Minnehaha
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Minnehaha: 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 51 | 56 | 61 | 68 | 73 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 63 | 53 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 6.4 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
July is the driest month (0.6 in) and August the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 7.2 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Minnehaha →
Next door
Minnehaha and its neighbors
Minnehaha has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnehaha | 2% | 0.6 | 3 | 99%+ | B |
| Vancouver | 7% | 1.1 | 11 | 99%+ | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Minnehaha
Where can I hike in Minnehaha?
The longest trail networks: Douglas Carter Fisher Neighborhood Park, 0.7 miles; Bosco Farm Park, 0.2 miles; Roads End Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Minnehaha 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 Minnehaha’s trails?
Douglas Carter Fisher Neighborhood Park and Bosco Farm Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Minnehaha?
2.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.5 of painted or protected lanes and 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Minnehaha?
24,100 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Minnehaha or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 36 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Minnehaha have?
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #174 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 Minnehaha 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 →