Few parks or trails are on the map in Monroe North
129 acres are parks and preserves, 89 per 1,000 residents. 14% of Monroe North’s land is conserved, about 182 acres. 57% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Monroe North?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Monroe North have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Monroe North is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
182 conserved acres
14% of Monroe North’s land. Who manages Monroe North’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 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen State Fairgrounds Local Recreation Area | County | 129 | Open |
| Loth232 Local Other or Unknown | County | 53 | Unknown |
1 places to go in Monroe North
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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.
The best walking months in Monroe North: 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 | 70 | 59 | 50 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 7.9 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 6.2 | 8.7 | 8.1 |
July is the driest month (1.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 75 °F). 8.7 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Monroe North →
Monroe North 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe North | 14% | 0.3 | 89 | 57% | A− |
| Monroe | 9% | 1.7 | 23 | 86% | A |
| Chain Lake | 1% | 0.1 | 8 | 46% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Monroe North
How much of Monroe North is conserved land?
14% 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.
Is there public land near Monroe North?
47,241 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Monroe North or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 129 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Monroe North have?
Ahead of 75% 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 Monroe North 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 →