Tollgate Farm
Park
244 acres2.4 mi of trail
Tollgate TrailBig Cedar Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
McGrath Cafe and Hotel-The McGrath · Photo: The original uploader was Kgrr at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 2.5A+Outdoors
Outdoors in North Bend
North Bend has 10 miles of mapped trails, 2.4 for every square mile of land
17% of North Bend’s land is conserved, about 477 acres. 99% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 548 acres are parks and preserves, 69 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns · #7 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Conserved land
17%
477 acres · of 4.3 sq mi of land
Trails
10 mi
2.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
548 ac
69 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
7.9 mi
0.8 mi lanes · 7.0 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is North Bend?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does North Bend have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, North Bend is ahead of 98% of U.S. towns, #7 of 285 in Washington. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of North Bend’s overall grade.
Conserved land17% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%ATrails2.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land69 acres of park per 1,000 residents (548 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home99% 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 98%
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Washington towns of 2,500+ (285)Ahead of 98%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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 Tollgate Farm, with 2.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Meadowbrook Farm
Managed by Meadowbrook Farm Preservation Association
174 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dike Road Trail
Dogs allowed
Directionsto the parking lot
Dahlgren Family Park
Managed by City of North Bend
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Tennant Trailhead Park
Managed by Si View Metropolitan Parks District / City of North Bend
31 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 12 parks & preserves
Tollgate Farm244 acres · 2.4 mi of trail
DirectionsMeadowbrook Farm174 acres · 1.4 mi of trail · Meadowbrook Farm Preservation Association
DirectionsDahlgren Family Park5 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · City of North Bend
DirectionsSi View Neighborhood Park14 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of North Bend
Riverside Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsTennant Trailhead Park31 acres · Si View Metropolitan Parks District / City of North Bend
DirectionsTorguson Park21 acres
DirectionsSi View Park10 acres
DirectionsForster Woods Lower Park7 acres · Forster Woods HOA
DirectionsE J Roberts Park6 acres
DirectionsGardiner Weeks Memorial Park4 acres
DirectionsWilliam Henry Taylor Railroad Park2 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
477 conserved acres
17% of North Bend’s land. Who manages North Bend’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city485 ac
County11 ac
U.S. Forest Service8 ac
Local Park · 464 acLocal Other or Unknown · 29 acNational Forest · 8 acLocal Recreation Area · 2 acUnknown Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 15 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tollgate Farm - North Bend Local Park | Town or city | 204 | Open |
| Meadowbrook Farm Local Park | Town or city | 194 | Open |
| Si View County Park Local Park | County | 32 | Open |
| Loth138 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Si View Neighborhood Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Snoqualmie National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 8 | Open |
| E J Roberts Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Riverfront Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Gardiner Weeks Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Tanner Trail Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
25 places to go in North Bend
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in North Bend
Si View Riverside PlaygroundIn Si View Neighborhood Park
DirectionsPlus 23 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in North Bend
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
6 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.7 miHorses · 0.7 miUnpaved · 8.6 mi
Tollgate Trail1.2 mi
Tanner Trail1.1 mi
South Fork Levee Trail0.7 mi
Dike Road Trail0.5 mi
Big Cedar Trail0.4 mi
Fishing access0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
7.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
7.0 mi
off-road bike paths
0.1 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
11Baseball
6Basketball
5Tennis
3Soccer
1Multi-sport
1Skate park
1Volleyball
1Pickleball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 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 North Bend: 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 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 50 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 9.5 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 7.4 | 10.5 | 9.1 |
July is the driest month (1.6 in) and August the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 10.5 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in North Bend →
Next door
North Bend and its neighbors
North Bend has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Bend | 17% | 2.4 | 69 | 99% | A+ |
| Snoqualmie | 19% | 4.3 | 51 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Riverpoint | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in North Bend
Where can I hike in North Bend?
The longest trail networks: Tollgate Farm, 2.4 miles; Meadowbrook Farm, 1.4 miles; Dahlgren Family Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of North Bend is conserved land?
17% 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 North Bend’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Meadowbrook Farm. For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in North Bend?
7.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of painted or protected lanes, 7.0 of off-road paths and 0.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near North Bend?
54,989 acres of parks and open public land lie inside North Bend or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 556 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does North Bend have?
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #7 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 North Bend 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 →