1
Discovery Park
Managed by Seattle Parks and Recreation
569 acres22.3 mi of trail
Loop TrailNorth Beach TrailHidden Valley TrailSouth Beach TrailWolf Tree Nature Trail
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
Outdoors · Seattle
Seattle, WA parks, trails & bike paths
About 6.7% of Seattle is conserved land, roughly 6,067 acres. There are about 194 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Discovery Park (22.3 mi), Warren G. Magnuson Park (10.8 mi), and Washington Park Arboretum (8.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Seattle, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Seattle outdoors
Conserved land
6.7%
6,067 of 90,297 acres
Trails
194 mi
1.4 mi per sq mi · 153 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
272
8 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
370.7 mi
97.5 mi lanes · 97.9 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
Warren G. Magnuson Park
Managed by Seattle Parks and Recreation
293 acres10.8 mi of trail
Cross Park Trail NorthFrog Pond TrailCross Park Trail SouthLake Shore Drive Northeast
Dog rules not recorded
3
Washington Park Arboretum
Managed by University of Washington
227 acres8.9 mi of trail
Lookout LoopFoster Point TrailPinetum LoopArboretum Waterfront Trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Lincoln Park
Park
120 acres7.4 mi of trail
Trail #2Trail #8Trail #11Trail #9Trail #13
Dog rules not recorded
5
Carkeek Park
Park
175 acres5.9 mi of trail
Piper's Creek TrailSouth Ridge TrailHillside TrailNorth TraverseNorth Meadow Hillclimb
No dogsMapped in OpenStreetMap
6
Woodland Park
Park
96 acres4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
7
Westcrest Park
Park
119 acres3.9 mi of trail
West Duwamish Greenbelt TrailDouglas Fir Trail
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
8
Seward Park
Park
210 acres3.6 mi of trail
Sqebeqsed TrailErratic TrailHuckleberry TrailBald Eagle TrailAndrews Bay Trail
Dog rules not recorded
All 272 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 272 parks & preserves
Discovery Park569 acres · 22.3 mi of trail · Seattle Parks and Recreation
Warren G. Magnuson Park293 acres · 10.8 mi of trail · Seattle Parks and Recreation
Washington Park Arboretum227 acres · 8.9 mi of trail · University of Washington
Lincoln Park120 acres · 7.4 mi of trail
Carkeek Park175 acres · 5.9 mi of trail
Woodland Park96 acres · 4 mi of trail
Westcrest Park119 acres · 3.9 mi of trail
Seward Park210 acres · 3.6 mi of trail
Ravenna Park46 acres · 3.2 mi of trail · Seattle Parks and Recreation
Camp Long63 acres · 3 mi of trail
Who protects the land
6,067 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 53 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 6 of 503 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes97.5 mi
- Off-road bike paths97.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes175.3 mi
- Capitol Hill to U-District (bike route)0.4 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis214
- Basketball182
- Baseball128
- Soccer91
- Pickleball85
- Multi-sport19
- Football18
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Seattle and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 6.7% | 194.0 mi | 272 |
| Bainbridge Island | 4.8% | 82.8 mi | 45 |
| Mercer Island | 5% | 18.3 mi | 19 |
| Tukwila | 5% | 10.9 mi | 19 |
| Kirkland | 6.9% | 44.5 mi | 54 |
| Boulevard Park | 1.2% | 2.0 mi | 4 |
| White Center | 5.7% | 2.0 mi | 5 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Seattle'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 44.9-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.