Summit View has 8 acres of parks, 0.9 for every 1,000 residents
90% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.3 miles of mapped trail cross Summit View, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns · #259 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Summit View?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Summit View have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Summit View is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns, #259 of 285 in Washington. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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 Summerwood Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
8 conserved acres
under 1% of Summit View’s land. Who manages Summit View’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 2 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loth223 Local Other or Unknown | County | 6 | Unknown |
| Loth152 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 2 | Open |
24 places to go in Summit View
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
24 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1.8 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 Summit View: 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) | 47 | 49 | 54 | 59 | 66 | 70 | 77 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 51 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 6.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 6.2 |
July is the driest month (0.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 6.6 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Summit View →
Summit View and its neighbors
Summit View 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit View | under 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 90% | C− |
| South Hill | 5% | 0.8 | 8 | 96% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Summit View
Where can I hike in Summit View?
The longest trail networks: Summerwood Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Summit View is conserved land?
under 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 Summit View’s trails?
Summerwood Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Summit View?
1.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.8 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Summit View?
7,995 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Summit View or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Summit View have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #259 of 285 in Washington. 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 Summit View 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 →