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Outdoors in Oso

Few parks or trails are on the map in Oso

1% of Oso’s land is conserved, about 23 acres. 20 acres are parks and preserves, 82 per 1,000 residents. 1.9 miles of mapped trail cross Oso, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
23 acres · of 2.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.9 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
20 ac
82 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
36%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
1.1 mi paths
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

23 conserved acres

1% of Oso’s land. Who manages Oso’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County42 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 23 acLocal Recreation Area · 19 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Loth232
Local Other or Unknown
County23Unknown
Whitehorse Trail
Local Recreation Area
County19Open
Biking & sports

1.1 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

1.1 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out

The best walking months in Oso: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.710.111.713.615.216.115.714.312.510.79.18.3
High (°F)434651576468757570584842
Rain (in)10.26.67.95.33.82.91.31.63.47.611.59.7

July is the driest month (1.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 75 °F). 11.5 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Oso →

Questions about parks and trails in Oso

Where can I bike in Oso?

1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Oso?

101,056 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oso or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 518 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Oso 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 →