Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park
Park
35 acres1.3 mi of trail
Gene Coulon Beach Park Interpretive Walk
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Woolworth, F.W., Company Store · Photo: Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Renton
8% of Renton’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 32 miles of mapped trail cross Renton, 1.4 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park (1.3 mi), Heritage Park (0.9 mi), Sunset Neighborhood Park (0.7 mi).
Ahead of 89% of U.S. towns · #54 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
1,211 acres · of 23.5 sq mi of land
Trails
32 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,169 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
29 mi
13 mi lanes · 13 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
3 beaches · 11 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Renton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Renton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Renton is ahead of 89% of U.S. towns, #54 of 285 in Washington. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Renton’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails1.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (32 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4APark land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,169 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13B−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 89%
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Washington towns of 2,500+ (285)Ahead of 81%
Among the 400 U.S. cities of 100,000 or more, Renton ranks #102 on Outdoors.
Water is 7% of Renton’s area (2 of 25 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 8%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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 Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Heritage Park
Park
10 acres0.9 mi of trail
Forest Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Sunset Neighborhood Park
Park
9 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Honey Creek Open Space
Managed by City of Renton
34 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Cascade Park
Managed by City of Renton
11 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Black River Riparian Forest and Wetland
Park
97 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 38 parks & preserves
Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park35 acres · 1.3 mi of trail
DirectionsHeritage Park10 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
DirectionsSunset Neighborhood Park9 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Renton Park20 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
DirectionsHoney Creek Open Space34 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · City of Renton
DirectionsWaterworks Gardens14 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsCascade Park11 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · City of Renton
DirectionsBlack River Riparian Forest and Wetland97 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsHighlands Neighborhood Park10 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsCedar River Park33 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsLiberty Park11 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsNorth Highlands Park3 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Soos Creek Park and Trails85 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Earlington Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Boulevard Lane Park33 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsRon Regis Park13 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsThomas Teasdale Park9 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Renton
DirectionsTiffany Park7 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Renton
DirectionsWindsor Hills Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Maplewood Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsMaple Ridge Estates Neighborhood Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Glencoe Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Ginger Creek Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Cedar River Trail Park18 acres
DirectionsCedar River to Lake Sammamish Trail Site14 acres
Phillip Arnold Park10 acres
DirectionsRiverview Park10 acres
DirectionsKiwanis Park9 acres
DirectionsKennydale Lions Park6 acres · City of Renton
DirectionsBurnett Linear Park3 acres
DirectionsTalbot Hill Reservoir Park2 acres · City of Renton
DirectionsCVAC Baseball Field2 acres
Jones Park2 acres
DirectionsMaplewood Roadside Park1 acres
DirectionsPark Piazza1 acres
DirectionsKennydale Beach Park1 acres · City of Renton
DirectionsStarwood Community Park1 acres
Pioneer Place Neighborhood Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
1,211 conserved acres
8% of Renton’s land. Water is left out: Renton has 23.5 square miles of land and 1.7 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Renton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city1,123 ac
County192 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits119 ac
Local Park · 758 acLocal Other or Unknown · 331 acLocal Conservation Area · 188 acConservation Easement · 119 acRecreation or Education Easement · 21 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 122 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 5 of 57 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loth122 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 296 | Open |
| Maplewood Golf Course Local Park | Town or city | 186 | Open |
| Phillip Arnold Park Local Park | Town or city | 108 | Open |
| Black River Forest Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 88 | Restricted |
| Cedar River Park Local Park | Town or city | 81 | Open |
| Boulevard Lane Park Local Park | County | 64 | Open |
| Cedar River Natural Zone Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 55 | Restricted |
| Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park Local Park | Town or city | 47 | Open |
| May Creek Park Local Park | County | 39 | Open |
| Honey Creek Open Space Local Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
155 places to go in Renton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Renton
Kennydale BeachIn Kennydale Beach Park
DirectionsPlus 2 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Swimming spots in Renton
2 swimming spots without a name on the map.
Public pools in Renton
Hazen Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Renton
Meadow Crest PlaygroundIn North Highlands Park
Directions120 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Dog parks in Renton
Cedar River Dog Park
DirectionsWill Rogers Dog Friendly Park
DirectionsPlus 3 dog parks without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Renton
11 boat launches without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Renton
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Picnic areas in Renton
12 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Trails & water
21 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.8 miUnpaved · 6.1 mi
Thomas Teasdale to Cascade Park Trail1.6 mi
Silkworm1.2 mi
Parasite0.9 mi
Gene Coulon Beach Park Interpretive Walk0.7 mi
Olympic Pipeline Trail0.7 mi
Cedar River to Powerline Connector Trail0.5 mi
Thunder Creek Trail0.5 mi
Crop Circles0.5 mi
Cedar to Grant Connector Trail0.3 mi
Bermsled0.3 mi
11 more trails
Mr. DNA
0.3 miMay Creek Trail
0.2 miForest Trail
0.2 miLincoln Place Northeast
0.2 miCascade Waterline Trail spur
0.1 miBobsled Run Trail
0.1 miCrop Circles Connector
0.1 miGloWorm
0.1 miNortheast 5th Place
0.1 mi80th Street Trail
0.1 miQuarantine
0.1 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
29 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
13 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
13 mi
off-road bike paths
3.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
53Basketball
44Baseball
40Tennis
17Pickleball
12Soccer
9Tracks
7Football
2Skate park
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). The map also marks 13 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Woolworth, F.W., Company StoreBuilding · listed 2015
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Renton: 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) | 8.8 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 66 | 70 | 77 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 52 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 5.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 5.7 |
July is the driest month (0.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 6.2 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Renton →
Next door
Renton and its neighbors
Renton has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Kent39 miRenton32 miNewcastle31 miMercer Island18 miEast Renton Highlands11 miTukwila11 miFairwood9.3 miBryn Mawr-Skyway0.8 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renton | 8% | 1.4 | 11 | 99%+ | A |
| Fairwood | 5% | 2.0 | 17 | 91% | A− |
| East Renton Highlands | 3% | 1.0 | 21 | 86% | B+ |
| Bryn Mawr-Skyway | 1% | 0.3 | 2 | 99% | C+ |
| Newcastle | 8% | 6.9 | 16 | 99%+ | A |
| Kent | 7% | 1.2 | 13 | 99%+ | A |
| Tukwila | 5% | 1.2 | 16 | 99%+ | A |
| Mercer Island | 10% | 2.9 | 20 | 99% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Renton
Where can I hike in Renton?
The longest trail networks: Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park, 1.3 miles; Heritage Park, 0.9 miles; Sunset Neighborhood Park, 0.7 miles; Renton Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Renton is conserved land?
8% 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 Renton’s trails?
Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park and Heritage Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Renton?
29 miles of bike routes are on the map: 13 of painted or protected lanes, 13 of off-road paths and 3.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Renton?
38,874 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Renton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,169 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Renton have?
Ahead of 89% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #54 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 Renton 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 →