Chamna Natural Preserve
Managed by City of Richland;Tapteal Greenway
444 acres14.6 mi of trail
Sage TrailPeninsula LoopJack Rabbit TrailTapteal Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailheadWebsite ↗
Photo: Corbin Harder · CC BY-SA 4.0A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Richland
Richland has 86 miles of mapped trails, 2.0 for every square mile of land
23% of Richland’s land is conserved, about 6,231 acres. 99% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2,890 acres are parks and preserves, 46 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns · #8 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Conserved land
23%
6,231 acres · of 42.5 sq mi of land
Trails
86 mi
2.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
2,890 ac
46 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
60 mi
19 mi lanes · 39 mi paths
Highest peak
1,204 ft
Little Badger Mountain
Lakes & rivers
3
3 beaches · 14 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Richland?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Richland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Richland is ahead of 98% of U.S. towns, #8 of 285 in Washington. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Richland’s overall grade.
Conserved land23% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%ATrails2.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (86 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4APark land46 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2,890 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home99% of residents within a half mile of a park · WA 92% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 98%
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Washington towns of 2,500+ (285)Ahead of 98%
Water is 7% of Richland’s area (3 of 46 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 21%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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 Chamna Natural Preserve, with 14.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Yakima Delta
Managed by United States Army Corps of Engineers
690 acres6.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
W. E. Johnson Park
Nature preserve
268 acres4.7 mi of trail
Tapteal TrailLoop TrailTapteal Spur
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Bateman Island
Nature preserve
170 acres3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Amon Creek Natural Preserve
Nature preserve
116 acres2.4 mi of trail
Einstein's LoopRailroad Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Columbia Point South
Nature preserve
101 acres2.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Horn Rapids Natural Open Space
Nature preserve
36 acres1.3 mi of trail
Tapteal Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 73 parks & preserves
Chamna Natural Preserve444 acres · 14.6 mi of trail · City of Richland;Tapteal Greenway
DirectionsYakima Delta690 acres · 6.9 mi of trail · United States Army Corps of Engineers
DirectionsW. E. Johnson Park268 acres · 4.7 mi of trail
DirectionsBateman Island170 acres · 3 mi of trail
DirectionsAmon Creek Natural Preserve116 acres · 2.4 mi of trail
DirectionsColumbia Point South101 acres · 2.1 mi of trail
DirectionsColumbia Park62 acres · 1.9 mi of trail
DirectionsHorn Rapids Natural Open Space36 acres · 1.3 mi of trail
Trailhead Park30 acres · 1 mi of trail · City of Richland
DirectionsBadger Mountain Community Park Open Space42 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
DirectionsJames J. Lawless Park24 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
DirectionsColumbia Point Marina Park16 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
DirectionsLittle Badger Mountain Park48 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsHoward Amon Park42 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsColumbia Playfield24 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · City of Richland
DirectionsMarjorie Sutch Greenway9 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsBadger Mountain Community Park40 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsRichland Greenbelt32 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · City of Richland
DirectionsHorn Rapids Athletic Complex27 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · City of Richland
DirectionsHanford Legacy Park25 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of Richland
DirectionsDesert Rim Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Celebration Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsKeene Road Trail57 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsClaybell Park17 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsLynnwood Loop Park12 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsBadger Mountain Centennial Preserve6 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Friends of Badger Mountain
DirectionsWye Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsPaul Liddell Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
McMurray Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsPeach Tree Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Neighborhood Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Architect Student Garden1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsMcNary National Wildlife Refuge116 acres · United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Leslie Groves Park Open Space65 acres
DirectionsWetland Migitation Area56 acres
DirectionsLeslie Groves Park34 acres
DirectionsLittle Badger Park32 acres · City of Richland
Wye Levee Natural Area21 acres
DirectionsHains Levee Trail15 acres
DirectionsMeadows South Park12 acres
DirectionsJefferson Park12 acres
DirectionsGoethals Park10 acres · City of Richland
DirectionsTapteal Bend9 acres
DirectionsCrested Hills Park5 acres
Jason Lee Park5 acres · City of Richland
DirectionsWest Village Park4 acres
DirectionsJohn Dam Plaza4 acres · City of Richland
DirectionsFrankfort Park4 acres · City of Richland
DirectionsGillespie Parkway4 acres
DirectionsCraighill Park4 acres
DirectionsRodney Block Park4 acres
DirectionsBeverly Heights Park4 acres
Brookstone Park4 acres
Gala Park3 acres
DirectionsMeadows East Park3 acres · City of Richland
DirectionsApollo Park3 acres
DirectionsClipper Ridge Park3 acres
DirectionsChaparral Park3 acres
Oak Park2 acres
DirectionsThe Hills Park2 acres
DirectionsHills West Park2 acres
Buchanan Park2 acres
Drollinger Park2 acres
Jeannette Taylor Park1 acres
DirectionsInnovation Center Park1 acres
DirectionsStevens Park1 acres
DirectionsHeritage Hills Park1 acres
Westwood Park1 acres · City of Richland
Overlook Park1 acres
Bradley Boulevard Park1 acres
DirectionsUSS Triton Sail Park1 acres
DirectionsWillowbrook Heights Park1 acres
DirectionsThe Greater Years Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
6,231 conserved acres
23% of Richland’s land. Water is left out: Richland has 42.5 square miles of land and 3.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Richland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Department of Energy3,447 ac
Town or city2,587 ac
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service239 ac
Bureau of Land Management146 ac
Private owners11 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits10 ac
County4 ac
Federal Other or Unknown · 3,447 acLocal Conservation Area · 1,237 acLocal Park · 792 acLocal Recreation Area · 391 acNational Wildlife Refuge · 239 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 11 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 70 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanford Site Federal Other or Unknown | Department of Energy | 3,447 | Unknown |
| Horn Rapids O.R.V. Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 363 | Open |
| Yakima River Deltal Mgt Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 356 | Open |
| Chamna Natural Preserve Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 292 | Open |
| Columbia Point South Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 267 | Open |
| W E Johnson Park Local Park | Town or city | 263 | Open |
| Mcnary National Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 239 | Restricted |
| Bateman Island Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 166 | Open |
| Spokane Border Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 146 | Open |
| Amon Creek Natural Preserve Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 124 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
125 places to go in Richland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Richland
3 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Public pools in Richland
George Prout PoolIn Columbia Playfield
DirectionsPlus 1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Richland
Sturgeon Cove PlaygroundIn Howard Amon Park
DirectionsVillas Play GroundHours: Open 24 hours
Directions91 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Dog parks in Richland
Paws-abilities PlaceIn Badger Mountain Community Park
DirectionsPlus 2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Richland
Bateman Island
DirectionsChamna
DirectionsSnively Road Yakima River AccessFee
DirectionsTapteal BendFee
DirectionsPlus 10 boat launches without a name on the map.
Peaks in Richland
Little Badger Mountain1,204 ft elevation · In Little Badger Mountain Park
DirectionsTop Of The World745 ft elevation · In Badger Mountain Community Park Open Space
DirectionsPicnic areas in Richland
6 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Community gardens in Richland
Venus Community Gardens
DirectionsPlus 3 community gardens without a name on the map.
Trails & water
17 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 3.1 miUnpaved · 46.2 mi
Tapteal Trail9.4 mi
Einstein's Loop1.4 mi
Peninsula Loop1.2 mi
Sage Trail1.2 mi
Jack Rabbit Trail1.1 mi
River Trail1.1 mi
Loop Trail1.0 mi
Tapteal Spur0.5 mi
Railroad Trail0.5 mi
Red Tail Trail0.5 mi
7 more trails
Urban Greenbelt Trail
0.4 miBadger Flats Trail
0.4 miRiver Trail - Upper
0.3 miOsprey Trail
0.3 miCanyon Trail
0.2 miSagebrush Trail
0.2 miRiver Cutoff
0.1 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
60 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
19 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
39 mi
off-road bike paths
1.8 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
53Basketball
53Baseball
49Tennis
17Soccer
14Pickleball
4Softball
3Football
3Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 7 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Richland: 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 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 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 Richland →
Next door
Richland and its neighbors
Richland has the most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richland | 23% | 2.0 | 46 | 99% | A+ |
| Kennewick | 4% | 1.4 | 10 | 81% | B+ |
| West Richland | 1% | 0.1 | 6 | 79% | C |
| Pasco | 3% | 0.5 | 10 | 86% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Richland
Where can I hike in Richland?
The longest trail networks: Chamna Natural Preserve, 14.6 miles; Yakima Delta, 6.9 miles; W. E. Johnson Park, 4.7 miles; Bateman Island, 3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Richland is conserved land?
23% 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 Richland’s trails?
Chamna Natural Preserve and Yakima Delta don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Richland?
60 miles of bike routes are on the map: 19 of painted or protected lanes, 39 of off-road paths and 1.8 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Richland?
25,891 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Richland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,227 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Richland have?
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #8 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 Richland 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 →