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Towns with the most conserved land in Washington

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). 275 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Map of Orting
Washington · Most conserved land

Where Orting lands: #20 of 275

15.5% of the town is permanently conserved land · Visit Orting →

Montesano 1 Montesano 77.9% Conserved acres 5,480 Friday Harbor 2 Friday Harbor 41.9% Conserved acres 600 Bremerton 3 Bremerton 37.4% Conserved acres 7,631
#TownConserved landConserved acresTrails
1 Montesano Montesano4,183 people 77.9% 5,480 27.2 mi
2 Friday Harbor Friday Harbor2,728 people 41.9% 600 1.5 mi
3 Bremerton Bremerton44,830 people 37.4% 7,631 22.5 mi
4 Map of Anacortes Anacortes17,966 people 35.3% 3,512 60.9 mi
5 Map of Cascade Valley Cascade Valley4,609 people 29% 986 0.5 mi
6 Map of Issaquah Issaquah39,591 people 25.8% 2,163 35.0 mi
7 Map of Leavenworth Leavenworth2,569 people 21.8% 203 5.8 mi
8 Richland Richland62,753 people 21.4% 6,231 85.9 mi
9 Map of East Port Orchard East Port Orchard4,725 people 19.5% 191 7.0 mi
10 Meadowdale3,009 people 19.1% 139 2.6 mi
11 Snoqualmie Snoqualmie13,798 people 18.3% 865 30.3 mi
12 Map of Maple Heights-Lake Desire Maple Heights-Lake Desire4,113 people 18.3% 499 16.0 mi
13 Moses Lake Moses Lake26,083 people 17.2% 2,305 14.3 mi
14 Ocean Shores Ocean Shores7,302 people 17.2% 1,502 9.6 mi
15 North Bend North Bend7,953 people 17% 477 10.3 mi
16 Enumclaw Enumclaw12,798 people 16.5% 543 4.9 mi
17 Map of Burbank Burbank3,589 people 16.1% 917 5.5 mi
18 Everett Everett111,845 people 15.7% 4,901 43.1 mi
19 University Place University Place34,911 people 15.7% 850 11.1 mi
20 Map of Orting Orting8,978 people 15.5% 272 11.0 mi
21 Map of Port Hadlock-Irondale Port Hadlock-Irondale3,884 people 14.4% 710 14.6 mi
22 Lake Holm3,555 people 13.9% 758 3.6 mi
23 Map of Redmond Redmond77,353 people 13.7% 1,504 45.2 mi
24 Map of Marietta-Alderwood Marietta-Alderwood3,754 people 13.4% 654 4.2 mi
25 Port Townsend Port Townsend10,438 people 13% 606 34.5 mi
26 Birch Bay Birch Bay10,837 people 12.8% 1,901 5.5 mi
27 Wauna4,805 people 12.4% 501 9.4 mi
28 Map of Sudden Valley Sudden Valley6,084 people 12.2% 473 9.2 mi
29 Belfair Belfair4,557 people 12% 624 8.2 mi
30 Map of North Yelm North Yelm2,522 people 11.8% 253 1.2 mi
31 Spokane Spokane230,293 people 11.7% 5,168 122.9 mi
32 Lexington4,413 people 11.5% 104 2.2 mi
33 Mount Vernon Mount Vernon35,377 people 10.9% 871 29.3 mi
34 Duvall Duvall8,526 people 10.9% 171 3.8 mi
35 Mukilteo Mukilteo21,323 people 10.8% 511 9.4 mi
36 Alderton2,706 people 10.8% 401 8.0 mi
37 Cashmere Cashmere3,304 people 10.6% 84 0.1 mi
38 Des Moines32,823 people 10.4% 490 12.1 mi
39 Picnic Point10,261 people 10.1% 227 0.9 mi
40 Kenmore Kenmore23,741 people 10% 459 16.7 mi
41 Deer Park Deer Park4,791 people 10% 436 12.5 mi
42 Salmon Creek Salmon Creek20,017 people 9.9% 398 5.2 mi
43 Map of Bellevue Bellevue151,847 people 9.8% 2,332 76.3 mi
44 Map of Sumner Sumner10,733 people 9.7% 472 2.9 mi
45 Rosedale4,208 people 9.6% 278 8.8 mi
46 Black Diamond5,961 people 9.5% 433 35.0 mi
47 Ellensburg Ellensburg20,874 people 9.4% 535 7.3 mi
48 Map of Maltby Maltby10,910 people 9.4% 1,163 42.4 mi
49 Longview Longview38,069 people 9.3% 906 22.6 mi
50 Bellingham Bellingham93,438 people 9.1% 1,759 77.5 mi
51 Wenatchee Wenatchee35,484 people 9% 662 12.8 mi
52 Monroe Monroe19,755 people 8.9% 365 10.6 mi
53 Liberty Lake Liberty Lake12,737 people 8.9% 360 13.2 mi
54 Olympia Olympia55,951 people 8.6% 1,095 34.0 mi
55 North Lynnwood23,339 people 8.6% 172 0.3 mi
56 Map of Prairie Ridge Prairie Ridge12,074 people 8.6% 231 0.2 mi
57 Country Homes Country Homes6,198 people 8.5% 90 4.1 mi
58 Map of Sunnyslope Sunnyslope3,706 people 8.5% 435 8.7 mi
59 Key Center3,544 people 8.3% 781 8.6 mi
60 Sultan Sultan6,116 people 8.2% 174 4.7 mi
61 Newcastle12,989 people 8.1% 231 30.5 mi
62 Fobes Hill2,569 people 8.1% 240 2.0 mi
63 Washougal Washougal17,490 people 8% 349 10.3 mi
64 Cottage Lake Cottage Lake22,518 people 7.9% 1,141 26.0 mi
65 Hobart Hobart6,552 people 7.8% 940 11.9 mi
66 Steilacoom Steilacoom6,686 people 7.7% 100 4.3 mi
67 Kelso Kelso12,684 people 7.6% 427 6.2 mi
68 Renton105,317 people 7.5% 1,211 32.0 mi
69 Lakewood Lakewood62,937 people 7.5% 896 27.1 mi
70 Lynnwood Lynnwood40,110 people 7.4% 374 14.3 mi
71 Hoquiam Hoquiam8,800 people 7.4% 769 2.4 mi
72 Lake Cassidy3,292 people 7.4% 507 1.6 mi
73 Mountlake Terrace Mountlake Terrace23,104 people 7.3% 193 8.1 mi
74 Maple Valley Maple Valley28,287 people 7.1% 277 15.8 mi
75 Wapato Wapato4,538 people 7.1% 52 1.1 mi
76 Federal Way99,493 people 7% 1,061 29.6 mi
77 Lacey Lacey57,737 people 7% 863 19.5 mi
78 Benton City Benton City3,695 people 7% 113 3.2 mi
79 Vancouver Vancouver195,300 people 6.9% 2,311 52.8 mi
80 Kent Kent135,603 people 6.9% 1,499 39.1 mi
81 Kirkland Kirkland92,621 people 6.9% 987 44.5 mi
82 Map of Martha Lake Martha Lake22,634 people 6.9% 202 9.0 mi
83 Aberdeen Aberdeen17,088 people 6.8% 545 6.0 mi
84 Seattle Seattle754,195 people 6.7% 6,067 193.9 mi
85 Map of Tacoma Tacoma222,758 people 6.7% 2,651 84.2 mi
86 Marysville Marysville73,002 people 6.6% 879 11.2 mi
87 Stanwood Stanwood8,373 people 6.3% 120 1.5 mi
88 Bothell Bothell49,610 people 6% 520 25.7 mi
89 Edmonds Edmonds42,735 people 6% 383 13.5 mi
90 Map of Zillah Zillah3,140 people 6% 69 1.1 mi
91 Puyallup Puyallup42,746 people 5.8% 537 28.6 mi
92 Map of Spanaway Spanaway34,019 people 5.8% 337 8.5 mi
93 White Center White Center14,886 people 5.7% 82 2.0 mi
94 Covington Covington21,233 people 5.6% 215 7.0 mi
95 Snohomish Snohomish10,239 people 5.6% 133 5.6 mi
96 Wollochet6,689 people 5.6% 206 4.1 mi
97 Map of Port Angeles East Port Angeles East3,137 people 5.6% 166 0.8 mi
98 Medina Medina2,928 people 5.5% 169 2.3 mi
99 South Hill South Hill68,025 people 5.4% 637 14.6 mi
100 Woodinville Woodinville13,438 people 5.4% 194 6.2 mi
101 Map of Union Gap Union Gap6,584 people 5.4% 191 1.5 mi
102 Auburn Auburn85,676 people 5.3% 1,010 23.6 mi
103 Parkland Parkland38,742 people 5.3% 293 5.5 mi
104 Poulsbo Poulsbo12,165 people 5.3% 183 9.9 mi
105 Map of Felida Felida10,841 people 5.3% 102 2.6 mi
106 Brier Brier6,545 people 5.3% 73 2.4 mi
107 Kalama Kalama3,050 people 5.3% 131 4.0 mi
108 SeaTac32,414 people 5.2% 337 26.9 mi
109 Map of Artondale Artondale14,073 people 5.2% 596 3.7 mi
110 DuPont DuPont9,931 people 5.1% 191 17.9 mi
111 Map of Waller Waller7,683 people 5.1% 261 4.2 mi
112 Chehalis Chehalis7,587 people 5.1% 191 7.6 mi
113 Map of Shoreline Shoreline61,431 people 5% 392 24.1 mi
114 Mercer Island Mercer Island25,307 people 5% 412 18.3 mi
115 Tukwila21,451 people 5% 307 10.9 mi
116 Cheney Cheney12,804 people 4.9% 137 3.5 mi
117 Shelton Shelton10,612 people 4.9% 214 7.9 mi
118 Chelan Chelan4,350 people 4.9% 220 9.9 mi
119 Walla Walla Walla Walla33,925 people 4.8% 429 6.5 mi
120 Bainbridge Island Bainbridge Island24,631 people 4.8% 1,969 82.7 mi
121 Burlington Burlington10,003 people 4.8% 136 1.4 mi
122 Mill Creek East25,453 people 4.7% 133 7.9 mi
123 Gig Harbor Gig Harbor12,424 people 4.7% 185 5.9 mi
124 Burien51,513 people 4.6% 328 11.1 mi
125 Camas Camas27,007 people 4.6% 487 26.4 mi
126 Map of Fairwood Fairwood17,856 people 4.6% 138 9.4 mi
127 Normandy Park Normandy Park6,659 people 4.6% 97 4.9 mi
128 Map of Silver Firs Silver Firs22,306 people 4.5% 195 14.6 mi
129 Battle Ground Battle Ground21,886 people 4.5% 251 13.4 mi
130 Sequim Sequim8,161 people 4.3% 175 1.5 mi
131 Longbranch4,638 people 4.3% 555 4.2 mi
132 Kennewick Kennewick85,295 people 4.2% 804 39.4 mi
133 Arlington Arlington21,095 people 4.2% 269 3.9 mi
134 Centralia Centralia18,830 people 4.2% 213 8.7 mi
135 East Wenatchee East Wenatchee14,199 people 4.1% 107 4.5 mi
136 Buckley Buckley5,371 people 4.1% 103 2.1 mi
137 Fairwood Fairwood10,674 people 4% 102 7.0 mi
138 Vashon Vashon9,934 people 4% 2,035 71.9 mi
139 Milton Milton8,894 people 4% 71 0.8 mi
140 Map of Summit Summit8,791 people 3.9% 127 6.1 mi
141 Forks Forks3,400 people 3.8% 102 2.9 mi
142 Map of Frederickson Frederickson25,383 people 3.7% 269 1.9 mi
143 Camano Camano17,303 people 3.7% 2,244 28.6 mi
144 Grandview Grandview11,187 people 3.7% 164 5.3 mi
145 Port Angeles Port Angeles20,118 people 3.6% 337 13.8 mi
146 Map of Terrace Heights Terrace Heights10,041 people 3.6% 247 14.9 mi
147 Map of Lake Stevens Lake Stevens40,253 people 3.4% 256 7.1 mi
148 Pullman32,229 people 3.4% 239 15.2 mi
149 Mill Creek Mill Creek20,956 people 3.4% 102 9.7 mi
150 Omak Omak5,036 people 3.4% 83 1.8 mi
151 Larch Way4,424 people 3.3% 23 1.0 mi
152 Chico3,336 people 3.3% 51 0.6 mi
153 McChord AFB McChord AFB2,999 people 3.3% 125 0.4 mi
154 Yakima Yakima96,961 people 3.2% 576 9.5 mi
155 Ridgefield Ridgefield13,408 people 3.2% 155 10.4 mi
156 Fife10,949 people 3.2% 123 6.3 mi
157 Map of Selah Selah8,437 people 3.2% 95 3.4 mi
158 Pacific Pacific7,066 people 3.2% 49 0.7 mi
159 Map of Three Lakes Three Lakes4,055 people 3.2% 248 4.7 mi
160 Map of La Center La Center3,883 people 3.2% 55 3.2 mi
161 Chewelah Chewelah2,606 people 3.2% 60 1.7 mi
162 Map of Fircrest Fircrest7,069 people 3.1% 31 3.7 mi
163 Map of Bonney Lake Bonney Lake22,090 people 2.8% 145 6.3 mi
164 Map of Silverdale Silverdale20,685 people 2.8% 239 7.9 mi
165 Maplewood5,803 people 2.8% 150 14.5 mi
166 Map of Granite Falls Granite Falls4,659 people 2.8% 40 2.6 mi
167 Hazel Dell23,237 people 2.7% 83 2.1 mi
168 Map of Clarkston Clarkston7,191 people 2.7% 39 1.0 mi
169 Map of Hockinson Hockinson6,150 people 2.7% 240 4.4 mi
170 Blaine Blaine6,100 people 2.7% 150 4.4 mi
171 Indianola Indianola3,468 people 2.7% 112 5.1 mi
172 Hansville Hansville3,384 people 2.7% 478 15.5 mi
173 White Salmon White Salmon2,548 people 2.7% 26 1.5 mi
174 Spokane Valley Spokane Valley106,365 people 2.6% 618 9.9 mi
175 Lynden Lynden16,234 people 2.6% 90 2.0 mi
176 Map of Barberton Barberton8,668 people 2.6% 71 4.5 mi
177 Map of Parkwood Parkwood6,873 people 2.6% 43 0.2 mi
178 Bunk Foss3,627 people 2.6% 65 1.3 mi
179 Map of Algona Algona3,247 people 2.6% 22 0.7 mi
180 Eatonville Eatonville2,850 people 2.6% 31 3.7 mi
181 Pasco Pasco79,575 people 2.5% 668 19.5 mi
182 Sammamish Sammamish66,463 people 2.5% 386 34.9 mi
183 Map of East Renton Highlands East Renton Highlands12,582 people 2.5% 181 11.1 mi
184 Map of Minnehaha Minnehaha11,482 people 2.5% 35 1.3 mi
185 Map of Esperance Esperance4,189 people 2.5% 12 0.7 mi
186 Raymond Raymond3,210 people 2.4% 72 2.3 mi
187 Map of Mount Vista Mount Vista10,764 people 2.3% 75 7.3 mi
188 Map of High Bridge High Bridge3,196 people 2.3% 103 0.2 mi
189 Map of Brush Prairie Brush Prairie2,526 people 2.3% 112 3.6 mi
190 Map of Lake Stickney Lake Stickney15,890 people 2.2% 28 0.8 mi
191 Colville Colville4,998 people 2.2% 44 4.0 mi
192 Medical Lake4,950 people 2.2% 50 3.7 mi
193 Map of Everson Everson3,040 people 2.2% 22 2.6 mi
194 Map of Colfax Colfax2,708 people 2.2% 53 1.0 mi
195 Tumwater Tumwater26,956 people 2.1% 245 14.5 mi
196 Oak Harbor Oak Harbor24,362 people 2.1% 167 4.0 mi
197 Edgewood Edgewood13,032 people 2.1% 111 1.7 mi
198 Othello Othello8,795 people 2.1% 63 2.2 mi
199 Map of Graham Graham35,079 people 2% 547 7.1 mi
200 Map of Otis Orchards-East Farms Otis Orchards-East Farms5,454 people 2% 101 1.6 mi
201 Map of Union Hill-Novelty Hill Union Hill-Novelty Hill23,047 people 1.9% 288 43.3 mi
202 Ferndale Ferndale15,999 people 1.9% 87 5.6 mi
203 Map of Lakeland North Lakeland North15,950 people 1.9% 41 1.8 mi
204 Town and Country Town and Country4,890 people 1.9% 14 0.1 mi
205 Lake Forest Park Lake Forest Park13,335 people 1.8% 48 3.7 mi
206 Map of Finley Finley5,634 people 1.8% 164 6.3 mi
207 Map of West Clarkston-Highland West Clarkston-Highland5,444 people 1.8% 34 0.2 mi
208 Fairchild AFB Fairchild AFB2,931 people 1.8% 76 1.9 mi
209 Tehaleh9,561 people 1.7% 96 52.7 mi
210 Clover Creek7,345 people 1.7% 71 0.2 mi
211 Map of Lake Goodwin Lake Goodwin5,536 people 1.7% 74 3.4 mi
212 Map of Five Corners Five Corners21,194 people 1.6% 58 4.0 mi
213 Sunnyside Sunnyside16,277 people 1.6% 76 1.4 mi
214 Sedro-Woolley Sedro-Woolley12,831 people 1.6% 46 2.8 mi
215 Goldendale Goldendale3,483 people 1.6% 31 4.1 mi
216 Mabton Mabton2,536 people 1.6% 9 0.2 mi
217 Orchards Orchards29,438 people 1.5% 50 5.8 mi
218 Port Orchard Port Orchard17,149 people 1.5% 106 6.7 mi
219 Woodland Woodland6,487 people 1.5% 39 2.9 mi
220 Sisco Heights3,015 people 1.5% 130 2.2 mi
221 West Richland West Richland17,586 people 1.4% 201 2.6 mi
222 Map of Moxee Moxee4,625 people 1.4% 22 0.6 mi
223 Map of Mirrormont Mirrormont4,019 people 1.4% 94 17.4 mi
224 Dayton Dayton2,774 people 1.4% 13 1.4 mi
225 Bothell West22,029 people 1.3% 34 3.0 mi
226 Map of Lake Morton-Berrydale Lake Morton-Berrydale11,183 people 1.3% 103 3.7 mi
227 Prosser Prosser6,305 people 1.3% 44 1.6 mi
228 Map of Bryn Mawr-Skyway Bryn Mawr-Skyway17,638 people 1.2% 24 0.8 mi
229 Yelm Yelm11,102 people 1.2% 43 19.6 mi
230 Boulevard Park4,575 people 1.2% 10 2.0 mi
231 Map of Toppenish Toppenish8,723 people 1.1% 16 1.2 mi
232 Quincy Quincy7,998 people 1.1% 47 1.6 mi
233 Mattawa Mattawa3,616 people 1.1% 7 0.1 mi
234 Bryant2,648 people 1.1% 43 2.5 mi
235 Map of Lakeland South Lakeland South13,100 people 1% 32 3.0 mi
236 Ephrata Ephrata8,560 people 1% 64 6.1 mi
237 Map of Lake Shore Lake Shore6,978 people 1% 11 1.1 mi
238 Map of Venersborg Venersborg4,262 people 1% 68 0.1 mi
239 Lake Tapps12,798 people 0.9% 75 3.7 mi
240 Airway Heights Airway Heights11,245 people 0.9% 35 1.4 mi
241 Map of Granger Granger3,705 people 0.8% 9 2.1 mi
242 Elma Elma3,483 people 0.8% 13 0.5 mi
243 Map of Warm Beach Warm Beach3,442 people 0.8% 26 0.2 mi
244 Canterwood2,971 people 0.8% 11 6.0 mi
245 Navy Yard City Navy Yard City2,672 people 0.8% 5 0.1 mi
246 Eastmont23,721 people 0.7% 22 2.9 mi
247 Map of College Place College Place9,854 people 0.7% 17 0.3 mi
248 Map of Midland Midland9,050 people 0.7% 14 0.2 mi
249 Tanglewilde Tanglewilde6,314 people 0.7% 6 0.3 mi
250 Prairie Heights4,998 people 0.7% 16 0.8 mi
251 Map of Alderwood Manor Alderwood Manor10,266 people 0.6% 7 0.2 mi
252 Chain Lake4,950 people 0.6% 41 1.0 mi
253 Bethel4,394 people 0.6% 12 0.0 mi
254 Bothell East14,578 people 0.5% 6 2.2 mi
255 Elk Plain14,276 people 0.5% 25 6.0 mi
256 Fox Island Fox Island3,414 people 0.5% 51 0.5 mi
257 Map of Central Park Central Park3,206 people 0.5% 12 2.6 mi
258 Summit View8,480 people 0.4% 8 0.3 mi
259 Connell Connell5,054 people 0.4% 17 1.9 mi
260 Map of Longview Heights Longview Heights4,357 people 0.4% 10 0.0 mi
261 Grand Mound Grand Mound3,287 people 0.4% 11 0.8 mi
262 Clearview3,254 people 0.4% 13 0.3 mi
263 Map of Lochsloy Lochsloy3,029 people 0.4% 17 1.1 mi
264 Map of Warden Warden2,581 people 0.4% 8 2.7 mi
265 Mead Mead6,893 people 0.3% 16 0.7 mi
266 Map of Clarkston Heights-Vineland Clarkston Heights-Vineland7,884 people 0.2% 17 3.0 mi
267 Map of Woods Creek Woods Creek6,943 people 0.2% 16 2.4 mi
268 Map of Rochester Rochester5,834 people 0.2% 11 0.3 mi
269 Map of Moses Lake North Moses Lake North4,517 people 0.2% 8 0.8 mi
270 Clyde Hill Clyde Hill3,119 people 0.2% 1 0.0 mi
271 Map of Gleed Gleed2,844 people 0.2% 7 0.5 mi
272 Map of Tracyton Tracyton6,137 people 0.1% 2 0.0 mi
273 Manchester Manchester5,956 people 0.1% 3 0.3 mi
274 Map of Suquamish Suquamish4,084 people 0.1% 5 2.7 mi
275 Map of Canyon Creek Canyon Creek3,910 people 0.1% 5 1.4 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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