Preston Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: DKRKaynor · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Waitsburg
97% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Waitsburg
17 acres are parks and preserves, 15 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Waitsburg’s land is conserved, about 22 acres.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
22 acres · of 1.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
17 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
97%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Waitsburg?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Waitsburg have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Waitsburg is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Waitsburg’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4DPark land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (17 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13BParks close to home97% 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 47%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Waitsburg. 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 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
22 conserved acres
3% of Waitsburg’s land. Who manages Waitsburg’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits15 ac
Town or city7 ac
Conservation Easement · 15 acLocal Park · 7 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 15 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Waitsburg
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Waitsburg
2 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
3Baseball
2Tennis
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 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Waitsburg: 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) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 79 | 89 | 89 | 78 | 64 | 49 | 40 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
July is the driest month (0.4 in) and the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 2.5 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Waitsburg →
Questions about parks and trails in Waitsburg
How much of Waitsburg 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 Waitsburg’s trails?
Preston Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Waitsburg?
3,411 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Waitsburg or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Waitsburg have?
Ahead of 47% 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 Waitsburg 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 →