Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Pasco has 19 miles of mapped trails, 0.5 for every square mile of land
86% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 770 acres are parks and preserves, 9.7 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Pasco’s land is conserved, about 668 acres.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns · #187 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Pasco?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Pasco have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pasco is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns, #187 of 285 in Washington. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Water is 8% of Pasco’s area (4 of 43 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Kurtzman Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Desert Dunes Park
All 31 parks & preserves
668 conserved acres
3% of Pasco’s land. Water is left out: Pasco has 39.0 square miles of land and 3.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Pasco’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacajawea State Park | State parks | 268 | Open |
| Chiawana Park Local Park | Town or city | 93 | Open |
| Tcysa Soccer Complex Local Park | Town or city | 48 | Open |
| Wade Park Local Park | Town or city | 41 | Open |
| Riverview Park Local Park | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| Softballcomplex Local Park | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| Gesa Stadium Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Highland Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Egar Brown Staduim Local Park | Regional agency | 12 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
103 places to go in Pasco
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
7 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 swimming spot without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
85 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Plus 3 boat launches without a name on the map.
2 community gardens without a name on the map.
3 lakes & rivers
29 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
6 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Pasco: 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 81 | 90 | 89 | 80 | 65 | 50 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
August is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 1.1 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pasco →
Pasco and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Pasco
Where can I hike in Pasco?
The longest trail networks: Kurtzman Park, 0.4 miles; Riverview Park, 0.3 miles; Volunteer Park, 0.3 miles; Desert Dunes Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Pasco 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 Pasco’s trails?
Kurtzman Park and Riverview Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Pasco?
29 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.9 of painted or protected lanes, 26 of off-road paths and 0.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Pasco?
30,101 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pasco or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,803 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Pasco have?
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #187 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 Pasco neighbors.
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 →