Skokomish Wildlife Area Unit
Managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
13 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
High Steel Bridge · Photo: Dog Walking Girl · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Skokomish
Few parks or trails are on the map in Skokomish
1% of Skokomish’s land is conserved, about 50 acres. 21 miles of mapped trail cross Skokomish, 3.1 per square mile of land. 20% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land
1%
50 acres · of 6.7 sq mi of land
Trails
21 mi
3.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
20%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
3 beaches
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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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 Skokomish Wildlife Area Unit, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
50 conserved acres
1% of Skokomish’s land. Who manages Skokomish’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources36 ac
State fish & wildlife13 ac
State parks1 ac
Unknown Easement · 36 acState Conservation Area · 13 acState Park · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 36 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic-Willapa Hills-South Puget Sound Wildlife Area Complex State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 13 | Restricted |
| Potlatch State Park | State parks | 1 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Skokomish
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Skokomish
3 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Skokomish
2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Skokomish: April 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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 49 | 54 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 77 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 50 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 11.9 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 7.1 | 12.0 | 11.5 |
July is the driest month (0.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 12.0 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Skokomish →
Questions about parks and trails in Skokomish
Where can I hike in Skokomish?
The longest trail networks: Skokomish Wildlife Area Unit, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Skokomish’s trails?
Skokomish Wildlife Area Unit doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Skokomish?
47,327 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Skokomish or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Skokomish 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 →