Photo: James Steakley · CC BY-SA 3.06% of Oregon’s land is conserved, and 98% of residents live within a half mile of a park
5.1 miles of mapped trail cross Oregon, 1.1 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Jaycee Park (1.8 mi), Lerner Conservation Park (1.2 mi). 347 acres are parks and preserves, 30 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 89% of U.S. towns · #59 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Oregon?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Oregon have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Oregon is ahead of 89% of U.S. towns, #59 of 362 in Wisconsin. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, conserved land 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 Jaycee Park, with 1.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lerner Conservation Park
Keller Alpine Meadows Park
Stone Ridge Park
All 15 parks & preserves
165 conserved acres
6% of Oregon’s land. Who manages Oregon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keller Alpine Meadows Park Local Park | Town or city | 40 | Open |
| Lerner Conservation Park Local Park | Town or city | 33 | Open |
| Jaycee Park Local Park | Town or city | 28 | Open |
| Kiser Firemans Village Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Forest View Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Rustic Vinyard Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Bethel Greenacre Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| High Meadow Park / Scott St Tot Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Bergamont Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Hawthorne Estates Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
17 places to go in Oregon
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
16 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 lakes & rivers
4.6 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.
7 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
September is the best month for walking in Oregon
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) | 9.3 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.0 |
| High (°F) | 27 | 31 | 44 | 57 | 69 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 60 | 45 | 32 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
January is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Oregon →
Oregon and its neighbors
Oregon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 6% | 1.1 | 30 | 98% | A |
| Rutland | 13% | 0.3 | 1,104 | 39% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Oregon
Where can I hike in Oregon?
The longest trail networks: Jaycee Park, 1.8 miles; Lerner Conservation Park, 1.2 miles; Keller Alpine Meadows Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Oregon is conserved land?
6% of its land, against a typical 4% for a Wisconsin town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Oregon’s trails?
Jaycee Park and Lerner Conservation Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Oregon?
4.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of painted or protected lanes and 3.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Oregon?
16,802 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oregon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 347 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Oregon have?
Ahead of 89% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #59 of 362 in Wisconsin. 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 Oregon 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 →