Yakima Sportsman State Park
Managed by Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
247 acres5.5 mi of trail
North LoopEastern LoopBeehiveCentral Loop+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Terrace Heights
Terrace Heights has 15 miles of mapped trails, 1.4 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Yakima Sportsman State Park (5.5 mi). 251 acres are parks and preserves, 25 per 1,000 residents. 41% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns · #155 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
247 acres · of 10.5 sq mi of land
Trails
15 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
251 ac
25 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
41%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.1 mi
2.1 mi lanes · 1.0 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
6
What kind of outdoors town is Terrace Heights?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Terrace Heights have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Terrace Heights is ahead of 68% of U.S. towns, #155 of 285 in Washington. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Terrace Heights’ overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails1.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (15 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4APark land25 acres of park per 1,000 residents (251 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home41% 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 68%
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Washington towns of 2,500+ (285)Ahead of 46%
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 Yakima Sportsman State Park, with 5.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
247 conserved acres
4% of Terrace Heights’ land. Who manages Terrace Heights’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks246 ac
State Park · 246 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yakima Sportsman State Park | State parks | 246 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Terrace Heights
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Terrace Heights
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Campgrounds in Terrace Heights
Yakima Sportsman State Park CampgroundFee · In Yakima Sportsman State Park
DirectionsTrails & water
10 named trails and 6 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 4.7 mi
North Loop0.8 mi
Main0.6 mi
Eastern Loop0.5 mi
Beehive0.4 mi
Central Loop0.4 mi
Juvenile Fishing Pond Trail0.3 mi
Pond Trail Spur0.3 mi
Southern Loop0.2 mi
River Crossing0.1 mi
Interpretive Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
5Tennis
4Pickleball
1Beach volleyball
1Soccer
1Basketball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Terrace Heights: 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 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 89 | 88 | 79 | 64 | 49 | 38 |
| Rain (in) | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
August is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 1.4 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Terrace Heights →
Next door
Terrace Heights and its neighbors
Terrace Heights has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrace Heights | 4% | 1.4 | 25 | 41% | B+ |
| 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 Terrace Heights
Where can I hike in Terrace Heights?
The longest trail networks: Yakima Sportsman State Park, 5.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Terrace Heights 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 Terrace Heights’ trails?
Yakima Sportsman State Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Terrace Heights?
3.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.1 of painted or protected lanes and 1.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Terrace Heights?
18,915 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Terrace Heights or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 251 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Terrace Heights have?
Ahead of 68% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #155 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 Terrace Heights 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 →