Gust Backstrom City Park
Managed by City of Morton, Washington
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: SounderBruce · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Morton
6% of Morton’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 38 acres are parks and preserves, 32 per 1,000 residents. 6% of Morton’s land is conserved, about 32 acres.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
32 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
38 ac
32 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Morton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Morton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Morton is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Morton’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4DPark land32 acres of park per 1,000 residents (38 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13B+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 65%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Jubilee Park
Managed by City of Morton, Washington
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
32 conserved acres
6% of Morton’s land. Who manages Morton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city45 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 31 acLocal Park · 14 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loth97 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| Gust Backstrom City Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Loth152 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 6 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Morton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Morton
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
6Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Morton: 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) | 9.0 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 48 | 52 | 58 | 66 | 70 | 78 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 49 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 7.7 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 8.2 | 8.3 |
July is the driest month (0.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 8.3 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Morton →
Questions about parks and trails in Morton
How much of Morton is conserved land?
6% 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 Morton’s trails?
Gust Backstrom City Park and Jubilee Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Morton?
58,961 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Morton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 38 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Morton have?
Ahead of 65% 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 Morton 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 →