Few parks or trails are on the map in South Wenatchee
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross South Wenatchee, 0.1 per square mile of land. 46% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3% of South Wenatchee’s land is conserved, about 20 acres.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does South Wenatchee have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, South Wenatchee is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
Water is 24% of South Wenatchee’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 2%.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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20 conserved acres
3% of South Wenatchee’s land. Water is left out: South Wenatchee has 1.2 square miles of land and 0.4 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages South Wenatchee’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loth189 Local Other or Unknown | County | 20 | Unknown |
The best walking months in South Wenatchee: April to June and 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 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 74 | 80 | 89 | 88 | 79 | 64 | 47 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
August is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 1.6 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in South Wenatchee →
South Wenatchee and its neighbors
South Wenatchee has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Wenatchee | 3% | 0.1 | under 1 | 46% | C− |
| Wenatchee | 10% | 1.2 | 16 | 97% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in South Wenatchee
How much of South Wenatchee is conserved land?
3% 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.
Is there public land near South Wenatchee?
52,761 acres of parks and open public land lie inside South Wenatchee or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does South Wenatchee have?
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 South Wenatchee 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 →