Photo: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA · CC BY 2.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Riverside
2 acres are parks and preserves, 4.5 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Riverside, 0.1 per square mile of land. 60% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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1 conserved acres
under 1% of Riverside’s land. Water is left out: Riverside has 0.9 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Riverside’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lp475 Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Riverside
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1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
The best walking months in Riverside: 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) | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| High (°F) | 34 | 41 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 89 | 88 | 78 | 62 | 45 | 34 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
August is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 1.6 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Riverside →
Questions about parks and trails in Riverside
Is there public land near Riverside?
31,560 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Riverside or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Riverside 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 →