Orangegate Park
Park
117 acres4.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Summit
Summit has 5.9 miles of mapped trails, 1.2 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Orangegate Park (4.8 mi). 70% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 125 acres are parks and preserves, 14 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns · #152 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
127 acres · of 5.1 sq mi of land
Trails
5.9 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
125 ac
14 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
70%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Summit?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Summit have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Summit is ahead of 70% of U.S. towns, #152 of 285 in Washington. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, conserved land lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Summit’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (6 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land14 acres of park per 1,000 residents (125 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13BParks close to home70% 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 70%
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Washington towns of 2,500+ (285)Ahead of 47%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to B+. 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 Orangegate Park, with 4.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
127 conserved acres
4% of Summit’s land. Who manages Summit’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County181 ac
Town or city16 ac
Local Park · 108 acLocal Other or Unknown · 89 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orangegate Park Local Park | County | 106 | Open |
| Loth223 Local Other or Unknown | County | 73 | Unknown |
| Loth152 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Dawson Playfield Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Summit
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Summit
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.3 miHorses · 1.3 miUnpaved · 3.0 mi
Pipeline Road East0.4 mi
Biking & sports
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Basketball
2Pickleball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Summit: 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 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 66 | 70 | 77 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 51 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 6.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 6.1 |
July is the driest month (0.7 in) and the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 6.6 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Summit →
Next door
Summit and its neighbors
Summit has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Summit
Where can I hike in Summit?
The longest trail networks: Orangegate Park, 4.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Summit is conserved land?
4% 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’s trails?
Orangegate Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Summit?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Summit?
9,866 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Summit or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 125 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Summit have?
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #152 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 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 →