Dr. John and Viola Phillips House and Office · Photo: Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 4.096% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Newport
2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Newport, 1.6 per square mile of land. 11 acres are parks and preserves, 5.2 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Newport’s land is conserved, about 14 acres.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Newport?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Newport have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Newport is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull 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.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
14 conserved acres
1% of Newport’s land. Who manages Newport’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colville National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 10 | Open |
| City Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
3 places to go in Newport
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.6 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Newport: 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 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 73 | 83 | 83 | 73 | 56 | 40 | 33 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
August is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.7 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Newport →
Questions about parks and trails in Newport
How much of Newport is conserved land?
1% 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 Newport’s trails?
Newport City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Newport?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of painted or protected lanes and 0.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Newport?
59,513 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Newport or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 22 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Newport have?
Ahead of 64% 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 Newport 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 →