Teapot Dome Service Station · Photo: Iflorea · CC BY-SA 4.06% of Zillah’s land is conserved, and 99% of residents live within a half mile of a park
1.1 miles of mapped trail cross Zillah, 0.6 per square mile of land. 6% of Zillah’s land is conserved, about 69 acres. 29 acres are parks and preserves, 9.3 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns · #121 of 285 in Washington. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Zillah?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Zillah have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Zillah is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns, #121 of 285 in Washington. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 5 parks & preserves
69 conserved acres
6% of Zillah’s land. Who manages Zillah’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zillah Middle School Local Park | Joint | 30 | Open |
| Loth183 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Zillah Lakes Nature Trail Local Park | Private owners | 8 | Open |
| Zillah High School Local Park | Joint | 8 | Open |
| Zillah Youth Baseball Field Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Stewart Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Zillah Intermediate School Local Park | Joint | 3 | Open |
| Loges Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Pond Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Hilton Elementary School Local Park | Joint | 2 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
6 places to go in Zillah
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
6 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Zillah: 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) | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
July is the driest month (0.2 in) and the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 1.2 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Zillah →
Questions about parks and trails in Zillah
How much of Zillah 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 Zillah’s trails?
Stewart Park and Loges Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Zillah?
20,057 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Zillah or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 32 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Zillah have?
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #121 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 Zillah 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 →