Photo: LegalTech · CC BY 4.0Stevenson has 5.2 miles of mapped trails, 3.2 for every square mile of land
83% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 16 acres are parks and preserves, 9.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Stevenson?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Stevenson have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stevenson is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Water is 8% of Stevenson’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Stevenson Waterfront, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
9 conserved acres
1% of Stevenson’s land. Water is left out: Stevenson has 1.6 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Stevenson’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Creek Park Local Park | County | 9 | Open |
11 places to go in Stevenson
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
3 boat launches without a name on the map.
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 lakes & rivers
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.
The best walking months in Stevenson: 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 49 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 51 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 6.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 6.9 | 7.4 |
July is the driest month (0.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 7.4 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Stevenson →
Questions about parks and trails in Stevenson
Where can I hike in Stevenson?
The longest trail networks: Stevenson Waterfront, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Stevenson is conserved land?
1% 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 Stevenson’s trails?
Stevenson Waterfront and Rock Creek Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Stevenson?
65,732 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stevenson or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Stevenson have?
Ahead of 64% 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 Stevenson 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 →