Sifton Park
Managed by Clark County
4 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Steven Baltakatei Sandoval · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Orchards
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Orchards
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 5.8 miles of mapped trail cross Orchards, 1.1 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Sifton Park (0.5 mi).
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns · #188 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
50 acres · of 5.3 sq mi of land
Trails
5.8 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
50 ac
1.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
13 mi
10 mi lanes · 2.3 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Orchards?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Orchards have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Orchards is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns, #188 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 Orchards’ overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land1.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (50 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 58%
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Washington towns of 2,500+ (285)Ahead of 34%
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 Sifton Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Otto Brown Neighborhood Park
Managed by Clark County
8 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Tiger Tree Park
Managed by Clark County
6 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Dogwood Neighborhood Park
Managed by Clark County
6 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 8 parks & preserves
Sifton Park4 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Clark County
Otto Brown Neighborhood Park8 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Clark County
Tiger Tree Park6 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Clark County
Dogwood Neighborhood Park6 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Clark County
DirectionsOak Grove Park4 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Clark County
Cherry Neighborhood Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Clark County
Little Prairie Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Clark County
Mackie Park6 acres · Clark County
Who protects it
50 conserved acres
1% of Orchards’ land. Who manages Orchards’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County43 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits6 ac
Local Park · 43 acPrivate Conservation · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otto Brown Park Local Park | County | 8 | Open |
| Tiger Tree Park Local Park | County | 6 | Open |
| Columbia Land Trust Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 6 | Closed |
| Mackie Park Local Park | County | 6 | Open |
| Vydra Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
| Dogwood Neighborhood Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
| Sifton Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
| Oak Grove Park Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
| Cherry Park Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
| Little Prairie Neighborhood Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
Things to do
24 places to go in Orchards
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Orchards
23 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Orchards
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
13 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
10 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
2.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
8Basketball
8Baseball
4Tennis
3Soccer
2Multi-sport
1Football
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Orchards: 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 | 75 | 63 | 52 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 7.0 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 7.6 | 7.9 |
July is the driest month (0.6 in) and August the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 7.9 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Orchards →
Next door
Orchards and its neighbors
Orchards has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orchards | 1% | 1.1 | 2 | 99%+ | B |
| Vancouver | 7% | 1.1 | 11 | 99%+ | A |
| Hockinson | 3% | 0.3 | 40 | 32% | B− |
| Five Corners | 2% | 0.7 | 3 | 89% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Orchards
Where can I hike in Orchards?
The longest trail networks: Sifton Park, 0.5 miles; Otto Brown Neighborhood Park, 0.4 miles; Tiger Tree Park, 0.4 miles; Dogwood Neighborhood Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Orchards 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 Orchards’ trails?
Sifton Park and Otto Brown Neighborhood Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Orchards?
13 miles of bike routes are on the map: 10 of painted or protected lanes and 2.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Orchards?
33,275 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Orchards or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 50 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Orchards have?
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #188 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 Orchards 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 →