Swakane Wildlife Area
Managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
396 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Badger Mountain Lookout · Photo: Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Sunnyslope
Sunnyslope has 282 acres of parks, 76 for every 1,000 residents
8.7 miles of mapped trail cross Sunnyslope, 1.1 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Swakane Wildlife Area (0.7 mi). 9% of Sunnyslope’s land is conserved, about 435 acres.
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns · #115 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
435 acres · of 8.0 sq mi of land
Trails
8.7 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
282 ac
76 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
31%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Sunnyslope?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sunnyslope have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sunnyslope is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns, #115 of 285 in Washington. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sunnyslope’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (9 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land76 acres of park per 1,000 residents (282 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home31% 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 77%
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Washington towns of 2,500+ (285)Ahead of 60%
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 Swakane Wildlife Area, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
435 conserved acres
9% of Sunnyslope’s land. Who manages Sunnyslope’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife524 ac
Bureau of Land Management282 ac
County18 ac
State Conservation Area · 524 acNational Public Lands · 282 acLocal Park · 11 acLocal Other or Unknown · 7 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swakane State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 396 | Open |
| Spokane Wenatchee Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 282 | Open |
| Wells-Chelan-Sagebrush Flats Wildlife Area Complex State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 128 | Restricted |
| Ohme Gardens Local Park | County | 11 | Open |
| Loth189 Local Other or Unknown | County | 7 | Unknown |
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
2Pickleball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Sunnyslope: 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) | 8.8 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.2 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 83 | 83 | 74 | 58 | 42 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
August is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 2.9 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Sunnyslope →
Next door
Sunnyslope and its neighbors
Sunnyslope 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnyslope | 9% | 1.1 | 76 | 31% | A− |
| Wenatchee | 10% | 1.2 | 16 | 97% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sunnyslope
Where can I hike in Sunnyslope?
The longest trail networks: Swakane Wildlife Area, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Sunnyslope is conserved land?
9% 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 Sunnyslope’s trails?
Swakane Wildlife Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Sunnyslope?
80,021 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sunnyslope or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 418 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sunnyslope have?
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #115 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 Sunnyslope 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 →