1
VanderYacht Park
Managed by City of Ferndale Parks and Recreation Department
22 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Ferndale
Ferndale, WA parks, trails & bike paths
About 1.9% of Ferndale is conserved land, roughly 87 acres. There are about 5.6 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in VanderYacht Park (0.7 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Ferndale, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Ferndale outdoors
Conserved land
1.9%
87 of 4,636 acres
Trails
5.6 mi
0.8 mi per sq mi · 1 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
19
5 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.2 mi
1.2 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Pioneer Park
Park
25 acres0.1 mi of trail
Hanadori Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Tennant Lake Wildlife Area
Managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
4
Bender Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 19 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 19 parks & preserves
VanderYacht Park22 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · City of Ferndale Parks and Recreation Department
Centennial Riverwalk Park1 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of Ferndale
Pioneer Park25 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Flair Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Ferndale
Tennant Lake Wildlife Area8 acres · Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Bender Park6 acres
Cedar Creek Park6 acres · City of Ferndale
Hovander Homestead Park5 acres · Whatcom County Parks
Heron Crest Park4 acres
Griffintown Park4 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Ferndale
Showing 1–10 of 17 playgrounds
Star Park PlaygroundIn Pioneer Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Flair Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Michael Moore Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 2.5 mi
- Hanadori Trail0.5 mi
- Correll Park Trail0.3 mi
- Gardiner Terrace Trail0.3 mi
- Riverwalk0.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
87 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes1.2 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball9
- Basketball8
- Tennis8
- Soccer3
- Tracks2
- Skate park1
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Ferndale
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 79 acState Conservation Area 8 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| Vander Yacht ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Whatcom Wildlife Area ComplexState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 8 | Restricted |
| Bender ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Whatcom County Parks & RecreationLocal Park | County | 5 | Open |
| Cedar Creek ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Heron Crest ParkLocal Park | Private owners | 4 | Open |
| Griffintown ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Pacific Heights ParkLocal Park | Private owners | 3 | Open |
| Centennial Riverwalk ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Carnation Condensery SmokestackRuins
William "Billy" ClarkIn Centennial Riverwalk Park · Plaque
Nearby
Ferndale and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferndale | 1.9% | 5.6 mi | 19 |
| Marietta-Alderwood | 13.4% | 4.2 mi | 6 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Ferndale's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.