Yacolt Recreation Park
Park
10 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: Callworth360 · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Yacolt
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Yacolt
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Yacolt, 1.0 per square mile of land. 4% of Yacolt’s land is conserved, about 15 acres.
Ahead of 81% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
15 acres · of 0.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.6 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
17 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Yacolt?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Yacolt have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Yacolt is ahead of 81% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Yacolt’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical WA town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · WA 0.8 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (17 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 81%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ 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 Yacolt Recreation Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Yacolt Town Park
Managed by Yacolt
3 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
15 conserved acres
4% of Yacolt’s land. Who manages Yacolt’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city17 ac
Local Park · 13 acLocal Other or Unknown · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yacolt Recreation Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Loth180 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Yacolt Town Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Yacolt
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Yacolt
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
1Tennis
1Skate park
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Yacolt: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.0 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.7 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 49 | 54 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 79 | 80 | 74 | 61 | 50 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 11.1 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 7.3 | 11.6 | 12.1 |
July is the driest month (0.9 in) and August the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 12.1 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Yacolt →
Questions about parks and trails in Yacolt
Where can I hike in Yacolt?
The longest trail networks: Yacolt Recreation Park, 0.3 miles; Yacolt Town Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Yacolt is conserved land?
4% 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 Yacolt’s trails?
Yacolt Recreation Park and Yacolt Town Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Yacolt?
54,420 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Yacolt or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Yacolt have?
Ahead of 81% 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 Yacolt 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 →