Few parks or trails are on the map in Woods Creek
10% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 15 acres are parks and preserves, 2.1 per 1,000 residents. 2.4 miles of mapped trail cross Woods Creek, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns · #278 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
How much outdoors does Woods Creek have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Woods Creek is ahead of 12% of U.S. towns, #278 of 285 in Washington. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
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
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16 conserved acres
under 1% of Woods Creek’s land. Who manages Woods Creek’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loth52 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 16 | Open |
3 places to go in Woods Creek
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 waterfall without a name on the map.
2 lakes & rivers
0.8 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.
The best walking months in Woods Creek: 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 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 49 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 75 | 76 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 9.2 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 7.2 | 10.2 | 9.3 |
July is the driest month (1.5 in) and August the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 10.2 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Woods Creek →
Woods Creek and its neighbors
Woods Creek has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woods Creek | under 1% | 0.2 | 2 | 10% | D |
| Monroe | 9% | 1.7 | 23 | 86% | A |
| 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 Woods Creek
How much of Woods Creek is conserved land?
under 1% 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.
Where can I bike in Woods Creek?
0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Woods Creek?
94,065 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Woods Creek or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 74 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Woods Creek have?
Ahead of 12% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #278 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 Woods Creek 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 →