Willis D. Tucker Community Park
Park
79 acres3.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Silver Firs
Silver Firs has 15 miles of mapped trails, 2.1 for every square mile of land
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Willis D. Tucker Community Park (3.1 mi). 182 acres are parks and preserves, 8.2 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns · #113 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
195 acres · of 6.9 sq mi of land
Trails
15 mi
2.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
182 ac
8.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
7.6 mi
7.3 mi lanes · 0.3 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Silver Firs?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Silver Firs have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Silver Firs is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns, #113 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 Silver Firs’ overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails2.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (15 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4APark land8.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (182 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home92% 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 77%
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Washington towns of 2,500+ (285)Ahead of 61%
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.
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 Willis D. Tucker Community Park, with 3.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Shaunessy Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
195 conserved acres
4% of Silver Firs’ land. Who manages Silver Firs’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County169 ac
Town or city26 ac
Local Park · 143 acLocal Other or Unknown · 51 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willis D. Tucker Local Park | County | 84 | Open |
| Cathcart Local Park | County | 59 | Open |
| Loth232 Local Other or Unknown | County | 26 | Unknown |
| Loth131 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 22 | Open |
| Loth91 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 4 | Open |
Things to do
23 places to go in Silver Firs
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Silver Firs
Blue Playground
DirectionsPlus 22 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
7.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
7.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
18Tennis
13Baseball
10Basketball
4Pickleball
3Soccer
3Football
2Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Silver Firs: 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 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 49 | 53 | 58 | 64 | 68 | 74 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 50 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 5.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
July is the driest month (0.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 75 °F). 5.9 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Silver Firs →
Next door
Silver Firs and its neighbors
Silver Firs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Firs | 4% | 2.1 | 8 | 92% | A− |
| Eastmont | 1% | 0.6 | 1 | 77% | C+ |
| Mill Creek | 3% | 2.1 | 6 | 99%+ | A− |
| Mill Creek East | 5% | 1.8 | 3 | 99%+ | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Silver Firs
Where can I hike in Silver Firs?
The longest trail networks: Willis D. Tucker Community Park, 3.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Silver Firs is conserved land?
4% 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 Silver Firs’ trails?
Willis D. Tucker Community Park and Shaunessy Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Silver Firs?
7.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 7.3 of painted or protected lanes and 0.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Silver Firs?
17,695 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Silver Firs or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 182 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Silver Firs have?
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #113 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 Silver Firs 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 →