Cowiche Canyon Uplands
Managed by Cowiche Canyon Conservancy
51 acres0.6 mi of trail
Colonel Barnhill
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Summitview
Summitview has 5.1 miles of mapped trails, 1.2 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Cowiche Canyon Uplands (0.6 mi). 10% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 5.2 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
64 acres · of 4.4 sq mi of land
Trails
5.1 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
5.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
10%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Summitview?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Summitview have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Summitview is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Summitview’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land5.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (12 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13CParks close to home10% of residents within a half mile of a park · WA 92% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 38%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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 Cowiche Canyon Uplands, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Cowiche Canyon
Managed by Bureau of Land Management
62 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
64 conserved acres
2% of Summitview’s land. Who manages Summitview’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Bureau of Land Management64 ac
National Public Lands · 64 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spokane Wenatchee Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 64 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Summitview
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Summitview
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
5 named trails
Named trails
Moto Bowl0.9 mi
Skyline0.8 mi
Deep Dust0.6 mi
Colonel Barnhill0.4 mi
Summitview Trail0.2 mi
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
5Baseball
2Soccer
1Basketball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Summitview: 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 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 72 | 79 | 88 | 87 | 78 | 63 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.4 |
August is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 2.4 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Summitview →
Next door
Summitview and its neighbors
Summitview 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summitview | 2% | 1.2 | 5 | 10% | C+ |
| Yakima | 3% | 0.3 | 7 | 85% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Summitview
Where can I hike in Summitview?
The longest trail networks: Cowiche Canyon Uplands, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Summitview 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 Summitview’s trails?
Cowiche Canyon Uplands and Cowiche Canyon don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Summitview?
13,371 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Summitview or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Summitview have?
Ahead of 38% 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 Summitview 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 →