Photo: Orange Suede Sofa · CC BY-SA 3.07% of Wapato’s land is conserved: 52 acres
1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Wapato, 1.0 per square mile of land. 90% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 54 acres are parks and preserves, 12 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 79% of U.S. towns · #102 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Wapato?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Wapato have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wapato is ahead of 79% of U.S. towns, #102 of 285 in Washington. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Wapato Sports Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
McCready Park
Fire Station Open Space
All 5 parks & preserves
52 conserved acres
7% of Wapato’s land. Who manages Wapato’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wapato Softball Park Local Park | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Loth169 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 23 | Open |
| Playground Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Wapato City Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
13 places to go in Wapato
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
13 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
2 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.
The best walking months in Wapato: 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 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| High (°F) | 40 | 47 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 81 | 90 | 89 | 80 | 65 | 50 | 39 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
August is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 1.5 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wapato →
Questions about parks and trails in Wapato
Where can I hike in Wapato?
The longest trail networks: Wapato Sports Park, 0.4 miles; Lions Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Wapato is conserved land?
7% 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 Wapato’s trails?
Wapato Sports Park and Lions Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wapato?
7,987 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wapato or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 54 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Wapato have?
Ahead of 79% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #102 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 Wapato neighbors.
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 →