Bill Bloomquist Rotary Park
Managed by Kitsap County Parks
13 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Parkwood
Parkwood has 14 acres of parks, 2.0 for every 1,000 residents
82% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Parkwood, 0.2 per square mile of land. 3% of Parkwood’s land is conserved, about 43 acres.
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns · #237 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
43 acres · of 2.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
14 ac
2.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
82%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.9 mi
What kind of outdoors town is Parkwood?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Parkwood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Parkwood is ahead of 35% of U.S. towns, #237 of 285 in Washington. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Parkwood’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land2.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (14 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home82% of residents within a half mile of a park · WA 92% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 35%
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Washington towns of 2,500+ (285)Ahead of 17%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Parkwood. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B−. 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 Bill Bloomquist Rotary Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
43 conserved acres
3% of Parkwood’s land. Who manages Parkwood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
USDA easements (NRCS)30 ac
County13 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits1 ac
Conservation Easement · 30 acLocal Park · 11 acLocal Other or Unknown · 2 acUnknown Easement · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 31 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rotary Park Local Park | County | 11 | Open |
| Loth216 Local Other or Unknown | County | 2 | Unknown |
Things to do
8 places to go in Parkwood
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Parkwood
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Parkwood
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Scenic views in Parkwood
1 scenic view without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
2.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.9 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
4Baseball
2Tennis
1Football
1Soccer
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Parkwood: 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 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 49 | 54 | 59 | 66 | 70 | 76 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 51 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 7.5 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 7.9 | 8.0 |
July is the driest month (0.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 8.0 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Parkwood →
Next door
Parkwood and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkwood | 3% | 0.2 | 2 | 82% | C+ |
| Port Orchard | 2% | 0.8 | 20 | 96% | B+ |
| East Port Orchard | 19% | 4.6 | 43 | 69% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Parkwood
Where can I hike in Parkwood?
The longest trail networks: Bill Bloomquist Rotary Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Parkwood is conserved land?
3% 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 Parkwood’s trails?
Bill Bloomquist Rotary Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Parkwood?
2.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.9 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Parkwood?
17,999 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Parkwood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Parkwood have?
Ahead of 35% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #237 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 Parkwood 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 →