US Post Office-Sedro Woolley Main · Photo: Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0Sedro-Woolley has 106 acres of parks, 8.2 for every 1,000 residents
88% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.8 miles of mapped trail cross Sedro-Woolley, 0.6 per square mile of land. 2% of Sedro-Woolley’s land is conserved, about 46 acres.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #194 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Sedro-Woolley?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Sedro-Woolley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sedro-Woolley is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #194 of 285 in Washington. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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 Olmsted Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Winnie Houser Park and Playfield
All 9 parks & preserves
46 conserved acres
2% of Sedro-Woolley’s land. Who manages Sedro-Woolley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverfront Park Local Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Northern State Recreation Area State Recreation Area | County | 4 | Open |
| Tesarik Playfield Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Metcalf Ball Field & Skate Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Bingham Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Harry Osborne Park & Caboose Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
8 places to go in Sedro-Woolley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail
4.7 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.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 3 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Sedro-Woolley: 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) | 8.7 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 49 | 53 | 59 | 65 | 69 | 74 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 50 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 7.4 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 8.4 | 6.8 |
July is the driest month (1.6 in) and August the warmest (highs of 75 °F). 8.4 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Sedro-Woolley →
Questions about parks and trails in Sedro-Woolley
Where can I hike in Sedro-Woolley?
The longest trail networks: Olmsted Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Sedro-Woolley is conserved land?
2% 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 Sedro-Woolley’s trails?
Olmsted Park and Janicki Playfields don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Sedro-Woolley?
4.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.6 of off-road paths and 1.0 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Sedro-Woolley?
47,431 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sedro-Woolley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 106 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Sedro-Woolley have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #194 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 Sedro-Woolley 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 →