Carla Nichols Reserve
Managed by Town of Woodway
16 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trail sign
Photo: SounderBruce · CC BY-SA 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Woodway
6% of Woodway’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Woodway, 0.7 per square mile of land. 36 acres are parks and preserves, 29 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 90% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
51 acres · of 1.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
36 ac
29 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
What kind of outdoors town is Woodway?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Woodway have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Woodway is ahead of 90% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Woodway’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land29 acres of park per 1,000 residents (36 acres) · WA 11 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · WA 92% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 90%
LessMore
Water is 18% of Woodway’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 5%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A. 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 Carla Nichols Reserve, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Deer Creek Park
Managed by Town of Woodway
5 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
51 conserved acres
6% of Woodway’s land. Water is left out: Woodway has 1.3 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Woodway’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city46 ac
County20 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 42 acLocal Conservation Area · 17 acLocal Park · 8 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loth232 Local Other or Unknown | County | 20 | Unknown |
| Loth179 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Woodway Town Forest Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Point Edwards Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| John Bush Play Area Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Loth48 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Woodway
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Woodway
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Woodway
John Bush Play Area
DirectionsBiking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
5Tennis
1Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Woodway: 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 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 8.4 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 49 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 75 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 51 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 5.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
July is the driest month (0.8 in) and August the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 5.6 inches fall in November, the wettest month. The climate in Woodway →
Next door
Woodway and its neighbors
Woodway has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodway | 6% | 0.7 | 29 | 99%+ | A |
| Edmonds | 7% | 1.6 | 9 | 93% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Woodway
Where can I hike in Woodway?
The longest trail networks: Carla Nichols Reserve, 0.4 miles; Deer Creek Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Woodway is conserved land?
6% 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 Woodway’s trails?
Carla Nichols Reserve and Deer Creek Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Woodway?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Woodway?
12,068 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Woodway or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 36 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Woodway have?
Ahead of 90% 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 Woodway 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 →