Suquamish Nature Preserve
Managed by Kitsap County Parks
217 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Agate Pass Bridge · Photo: User:DVD R W · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Suquamish
Suquamish has 4 acres of parks, 0.9 for every 1,000 residents
2.7 miles of mapped trail cross Suquamish, 0.4 per square mile of land. 62% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns · #260 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
5 acres · of 6.8 sq mi of land
Trails
2.7 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
0.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
62%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.1 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Suquamish have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Suquamish is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns, #260 of 285 in Washington. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Suquamish’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4BPark land0.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (4 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13DParks close to home62% 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 24%
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Washington towns of 2,500+ (285)Ahead of 9%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Suquamish. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C+. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Cowling Creek Forest Preserve
Managed by Great Peninsula Conservancy
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Suquamish Pathway Park
Managed by Kitsap County Parks
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Old Man House Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Suquamish Nature Preserve217 acres · Kitsap County Parks
Cowling Creek Forest Preserve2 acres · Great Peninsula Conservancy
Suquamish Pathway Park1 acres · Kitsap County Parks
Old Man House Park1 acres
Angeline Park1 acres · Kitsap County Parks
DirectionsWho protects it
5 conserved acres
under 1% of Suquamish’s land. Who manages Suquamish’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County3 ac
Town or city2 ac
Local Park · 3 acLocal Other or Unknown · 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loth218 Local Other or Unknown | County | 2 | Unknown |
| Old Man House Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Suquamish Parhway Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Angeline Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
9 places to go in Suquamish
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Suquamish
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Suquamish
6 boat launches without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
0.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
3Tennis
2Basketball
2Pickleball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Agate Pass BridgeStructure · listed 1995
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Suquamish: 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 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 49 | 54 | 59 | 65 | 70 | 76 | 76 | 71 | 60 | 51 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 5.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
July is the driest month (0.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 5.7 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Suquamish →
Next door
Suquamish and its neighbors
Suquamish 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suquamish | under 1% | 0.4 | 1 | 62% | C− |
| Indianola | 3% | 1.0 | 25 | 60% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Suquamish
How much of Suquamish 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 Suquamish’s trails?
Suquamish Nature Preserve and Cowling Creek Forest Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Suquamish?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths and 0.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Suquamish?
16,768 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Suquamish or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Suquamish have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #260 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 Suquamish 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 →