Photo: Konrad Roeder · CC BY-SA 3.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Skykomish
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 3% of Skykomish’s land is conserved, about 7 acres. 7 acres are parks and preserves, 79 per 1,000 residents.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park
7 conserved acres
3% of Skykomish’s land. Water is left out: Skykomish has 0.3 square miles of land and 0.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Skykomish’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skykomish Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Snoqualmie National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 2 | Open |
3 places to go in Skykomish
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 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.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Skykomish: 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) | 40 | 44 | 50 | 56 | 64 | 69 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 13.7 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 9.7 | 14.5 | 12.9 |
July is the driest month (1.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 14.5 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Skykomish →
Questions about parks and trails in Skykomish
Are dogs allowed on Skykomish’s trails?
Skykomish City Ball Park and Great Northern & Cascade Railway Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Skykomish?
80,752 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Skykomish or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Skykomish 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 →