Tenino City Park
Managed by City of Tenino
48 acres1.3 mi of trail
Tenino City Park Loop
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Tenino Downtown Historic District · Photo: Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Tenino
9% of Tenino’s land is conserved: 85 acres
2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Tenino, 2.0 per square mile of land. 94% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Tenino City Park (1.3 mi).
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
85 acres · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
2.9 mi
2.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
52 ac
26 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
94%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.8 mi
1.8 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Tenino?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Tenino have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tenino is ahead of 92% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Tenino’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails2.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4APark land26 acres of park per 1,000 residents (52 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home94% of residents within a half mile of a park · WA 92% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 92%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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 Tenino City Park, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Violet Prairie Wildlife Area
Managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
96 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
85 conserved acres
9% of Tenino’s land. Who manages Tenino’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city53 ac
County46 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 51 acLocal Park · 48 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 3 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenino City Park Local Park | Town or city | 48 | Open |
| Loth249 Local Other or Unknown | County | 46 | Unknown |
| Loth160 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 5 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Tenino
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Tenino
Tenino Quarry PoolIn Tenino City Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Tenino
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
3 named trails
Named trails
Morningside Drive Southeast1.2 mi
Tenino City Park Loop0.8 mi
Washington Avenue East0.2 mi
Biking & sports
1.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Baseball
4Softball
3Tennis
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Tenino: April 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 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.5 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 66 | 71 | 78 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 51 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 6.8 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
July is the driest month (0.7 in) and August the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 7.2 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Tenino →
Questions about parks and trails in Tenino
Where can I hike in Tenino?
The longest trail networks: Tenino City Park, 1.3 miles; Violet Prairie Wildlife Area, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Tenino 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 Tenino’s trails?
Tenino City Park and Violet Prairie Wildlife Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Tenino?
1.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Tenino?
15,557 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tenino or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 52 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Tenino have?
Ahead of 92% 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 Tenino 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 →