Shoreline has 24 miles of mapped trails, 2.1 for every square mile of land
98% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Hamlin Park (6.3 mi), Shoreview Park (3.1 mi), Boeing Creek Park (2.4 mi). 5% of Shoreline’s land is conserved, about 392 acres.
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns · #96 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
392 acres · of 11.6 sq mi of land
Trails
24 mi
2.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
445 ac
7.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
22 mi
13 mi lanes · 6.0 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
4 beaches
What kind of outdoors town is Shoreline?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Shoreline is ahead of 81% of U.S. towns, #96 of 285 in Washington. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Shoreline’s overall grade.
Water is 6% of Shoreline’s area (1 of 12 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 5%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ 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.
5% of Shoreline’s land. Water is left out: Shoreline has 11.6 square miles of land and 0.8 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Shoreline’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city496 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits20 ac
County2 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 221 acLocal Park · 197 acLocal Conservation Area · 80 acConservation Easement · 20 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 17 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 33 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)
Managed by
Acres
Public access
Loth136
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city
221
Open
Hamlin Park
Local Park
Town or city
73
Open
Boeing Creek Park
Local Park
Town or city
32
Open
Innis Arden Reserve
Local Conservation Area
Town or city
23
Open
Twin Ponds Park
Local Park
Town or city
22
Open
South Woods Park
Local Conservation Area
Town or city
16
Open
Ronald Bog Park
Local Conservation Area
Town or city
13
Open
Paramount Open Space
Local Conservation Area
Town or city
11
Open
Cromwell Park
Local Park
Town or city
10
Open
Paramount School Park
Local Park
Town or city
8
Open
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
67 places to go in Shoreline
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
13 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
6.0 mi
off-road bike paths
2.4 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
39Tennis
30Basketball
24Pickleball
15Soccer
14Baseball
4Football
2Multi-sport
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Shoreline: 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)
8.8
10.2
11.8
13.6
15.1
16.0
15.6
14.3
12.5
10.7
9.2
8.4
High (°F)
47
49
53
58
65
69
75
76
70
59
51
45
Rain (in)
5.1
3.7
4.3
3.0
2.1
1.6
0.8
1.0
1.6
3.9
5.6
5.6
July is the driest month (0.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 5.6 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Shoreline →
Next door
Shoreline and its neighbors
Shoreline has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Shoreline
Where can I hike in Shoreline?
The longest trail networks: Hamlin Park, 6.3 miles; Shoreview Park, 3.1 miles; Boeing Creek Park, 2.4 miles; Richmond Beach Saltwater Park, 1.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Shoreline is conserved land?
5% 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 Shoreline’s trails?
Hamlin Park and Shoreview Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Shoreline?
22 miles of bike routes are on the map: 13 of painted or protected lanes, 6.0 of off-road paths and 2.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Shoreline?
16,418 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Shoreline or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 500 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Shoreline have?
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #96 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 Shoreline neighbors.