Flowing Lake Park
Managed by Snohomish County Parks & Recreation Department
44 acres0.7 mi of trail
Flowing Lake Nature Path
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Three Lakes
Three Lakes has 255 acres of parks, 63 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Flowing Lake Park (0.7 mi). 47% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.7 miles of mapped trail cross Three Lakes, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns · #173 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
248 acres · of 11.7 sq mi of land
Trails
4.7 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
255 ac
63 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
47%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
3
3 beaches · 4 boat launches
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Three Lakes have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Three Lakes is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns, #173 of 285 in Washington. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Three Lakes’ overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4BPark land63 acres of park per 1,000 residents (255 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home47% 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 62%
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Washington towns of 2,500+ (285)Ahead of 39%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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 Flowing Lake Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Flowing Lake Public Access
Managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
248 conserved acres
3% of Three Lakes’ land. Who manages Three Lakes’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County216 ac
Town or city31 ac
Local Park · 216 acLocal Other or Unknown · 31 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storm Lake Ridge Local Park | County | 173 | Open |
| Flowing Lake Park Local Park | County | 43 | Open |
| Loth52 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 31 | Open |
Things to do
8 places to go in Three Lakes
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Three Lakes
3 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Three Lakes
Panther Lake Public Boat Launch
DirectionsPlus 3 boat launches without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Three Lakes
Flowing Lake Park CampgroundFee · In Flowing Lake Park · Snohomish County Parks & Recreation Department
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.7 mi
Flowing Lake Nature Path0.7 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Three Lakes: 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 | 11.7 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 48 | 52 | 57 | 64 | 67 | 74 | 75 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 8.7 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 6.8 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
July is the driest month (1.4 in) and August the warmest (highs of 75 °F). 9.6 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Three Lakes →
Next door
Three Lakes and its neighbors
Three Lakes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Lakes | 3% | 0.4 | 63 | 47% | B |
| Chain Lake | 1% | 0.1 | 8 | 46% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Three Lakes
Where can I hike in Three Lakes?
The longest trail networks: Flowing Lake Park, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Three Lakes is conserved land?
3% 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 Three Lakes’ trails?
Flowing Lake Park and Flowing Lake Public Access don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Three Lakes?
64,065 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Three Lakes or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 269 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Three Lakes have?
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #173 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 Three Lakes 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 →