Third Street Park and Walking Trail
Park
4 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Chris Light · CC BY-SA 4.0–Not graded
Outdoors in South Prairie
9% of South Prairie’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 9% of South Prairie’s land is conserved, about 21 acres. 19 acres are parks and preserves, 62 per 1,000 residents.
Conserved land
9%
21 acres · of 0.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
19 ac
62 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 mi paths
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 Third Street Park and Walking Trail, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Veteran's Park
Managed by Town of South Prairie
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
21 conserved acres
9% of South Prairie’s land. Who manages South Prairie’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city18 ac
County6 ac
Local Park · 18 acLocal Other or Unknown · 7 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 7 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Third Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Loth140 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Veterans Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Loth223 Local Other or Unknown | County | 3 | Unknown |
| Foothills Trail- South Prairie Trailhead Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
| Foothills Trail- Buckley To South Prairie Section Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
| Foothills Trail- Orting To South Prairie Section Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in South Prairie
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in South Prairie
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Basketball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place 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.
William Bisson HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in South Prairie: 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) | 8.9 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 49 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 70 | 77 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 51 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 6.4 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 7.3 | 6.3 |
July is the driest month (1.2 in) and August the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 7.3 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in South Prairie →
Questions about parks and trails in South Prairie
Where can I hike in South Prairie?
The longest trail networks: Third Street Park and Walking Trail, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on South Prairie’s trails?
Third Street Park and Walking Trail and Veteran's Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in South Prairie?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near South Prairie?
8,657 acres of parks and open public land lie inside South Prairie or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 19 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from South Prairie 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 →