Harper Park
Managed by Kitsap County Parks
45 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Southworth
Southworth has 104 acres of parks, 46 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Harper Park (0.7 mi). 91% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Southworth’s land is conserved, about 43 acres.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
43 acres · of 3.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
104 ac
46 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
91%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Southworth?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Southworth have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Southworth is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Southworth’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land46 acres of park per 1,000 residents (104 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home91% of residents within a half mile of a park · WA 92% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 66%
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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 Harper Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
43 conserved acres
2% of Southworth’s land. Who manages Southworth’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County43 ac
Local Park · 34 acLocal Other or Unknown · 9 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harper Park Local Park | County | 34 | Open |
| Loth216 Local Other or Unknown | County | 9 | Unknown |
Things to do
3 places to go in Southworth
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Southworth
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Southworth
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
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
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Southworth: 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) | 8.8 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 66 | 71 | 77 | 77 | 71 | 61 | 52 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 6.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 7.0 | 7.1 |
July is the driest month (0.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 7.1 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Southworth →
Questions about parks and trails in Southworth
Where can I hike in Southworth?
The longest trail networks: Harper Park, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Southworth is conserved land?
2% 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 Southworth’s trails?
Harper Park and Curley Creek Tyner Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Southworth?
14,041 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Southworth or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 104 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Southworth have?
Ahead of 66% 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 Southworth 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 →