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Towns with the most conserved land in Oregon

Ranked by the share of the town's area that is permanently protected: town forests, state and federal land, land-trust preserves and conservation easements (USGS PAD-US). 20 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Gresham
Oregon · Most conserved land

Where Gresham lands: #2 of 20

15.8% · Visit Gresham →

Bethany 1 Bethany 19% Conserved acres 658 Gresham 2 Gresham 15.8% Conserved acres 2,384 Eagle Point 3 Eagle Point 12.9% Conserved acres 243
#TownConserved landConserved acresTrails
1 Bethany Bethany33,106 people 19% 658 7.2 mi
2 Gresham Gresham112,378 people 15.8% 2,384 18.6 mi
3 Eagle Point Eagle Point9,839 people 12.9% 243 7.4 mi
4 Oregon City Oregon City37,755 people 11% 722 12.5 mi
5 Raleigh Hills Raleigh Hills6,744 people 8% 77 0.9 mi
6 Cedar Mill Cedar Mill19,471 people 7.6% 161 1.8 mi
7 Stayton Stayton8,292 people 6.9% 139 5.7 mi
8 Cottage Grove Cottage Grove10,698 people 6.5% 161 7.4 mi
9 Map of Central Point Central Point19,216 people 6.2% 160 1.3 mi
10 Estacada5,152 people 4.5% 77 2.1 mi
11 McMinnville McMinnville34,596 people 4.1% 275 10.5 mi
12 Marlene Village Marlene Village5,439 people 2.7% 15 0.3 mi
13 Philomath Philomath5,642 people 2.1% 29 1.9 mi
14 Burns Burns2,723 people 2.1% 47 1.4 mi
15 West Slope West Slope6,582 people 1.5% 15 0.2 mi
16 Ontario Ontario11,842 people 1.4% 52 9.0 mi
17 Boardman Boardman4,064 people 1.3% 37 4.8 mi
18 Map of Milton-Freewater Milton-Freewater7,036 people 1.2% 15 0.3 mi
19 Nyssa Nyssa3,240 people 1.2% 12 2.7 mi
20 Lakeview Lakeview3,270 people 0.8% 12 3.3 mi

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of the town's area that is permanently protected: town forests, state and federal land, land-trust preserves and conservation easements (USGS PAD-US). Easements protect land from development but are often private, so not all of it is open to visitors. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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