Osoyoos Lake Veteran's Memorial Park
Park
26 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Tedder · CC BY-SA 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Oroville
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Oroville
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 65 acres are parks and preserves, 40 per 1,000 residents. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Oroville, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
47 acres · of 1.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
65 ac
40 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Oroville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Oroville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Oroville is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Oroville’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land40 acres of park per 1,000 residents (65 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13A−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 87%
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Water is 8% of Oroville’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 4%.
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
The longest trail network is Osoyoos Lake Veteran's Memorial Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 5 parks & preserves
Shady Park10 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsOsoyoos Lake Veteran's Memorial Park26 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsOroville Community Baseball Fields13 acres
DirectionsOroville Community Soccer Field4 acres
DirectionsHenry Kniss Park2 acres
Who protects it
47 conserved acres
4% of Oroville’s land. Water is left out: Oroville has 1.7 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Oroville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city47 ac
Local Park · 30 acLocal Recreation Area · 17 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osoyoos Lake Veteran's Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| Oroville Community Baseball Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Oroville Community Soccer Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Lp424 Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Henry Kniss Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Oroville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Boat launches in Oroville
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Oroville
2 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Oroville
Osoyoos Lake Veteran's Memorial Park CampgroundFee · In Osoyoos Lake Veteran's Memorial Park
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Abandoned Railroad0.3 mi
Similkameen Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
5Tennis
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Smith, Hiram F., OrchardSite · listed 1975
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Oroville: April to June and 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) | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| High (°F) | 35 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 80 | 89 | 88 | 78 | 61 | 45 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
August is the driest month (0.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 1.6 inches fall in June, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Oroville →
Questions about parks and trails in Oroville
Where can I hike in Oroville?
The longest trail networks: Osoyoos Lake Veteran's Memorial Park, 0.1 miles; Shady Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Oroville is conserved land?
4% 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 Oroville’s trails?
Osoyoos Lake Veteran's Memorial Park and Oroville Community Baseball Fields don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Oroville?
49,010 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oroville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 65 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Oroville have?
Ahead of 87% 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 Oroville 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 →