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Outdoors in Toledo

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Toledo

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 3% of Toledo’s land is conserved, about 10 acres. 11 acres are parks and preserves, 19 per 1,000 residents.

Conserved land
3%
10 acres · of 0.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
11 ac
19 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

12
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Kemp Olson Memorial Park

Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Cowlitz River Park

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it

10 conserved acres

3% of Toledo’s land. Who manages Toledo’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city17 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 9 acLocal Park · 7 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Loth162
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city9Open
Kemp Olson Memorial Park
Local Park
Town or city7Open
Things to do

4 places to go in Toledo

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Toledo

3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

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
3Tennis
2Basketball
2Football
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Toledo: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.010.311.813.515.015.815.514.212.510.89.38.6
High (°F)465155616872787974625145
Rain (in)6.64.64.93.92.71.90.60.91.94.27.07.1

July is the driest month (0.6 in) and August the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 7.1 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Toledo →

Questions about parks and trails in Toledo

Are dogs allowed on Toledo’s trails?

Kemp Olson Memorial Park and Cowlitz River Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Toledo?

7,018 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Toledo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Toledo 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 →