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High Drive Conservation Area
Nature preserve
274 acres11.1 mi of trail
Balsamroot TrailMurungu's TrailPonderosa TrailHigh Drive TrailConnector
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Spokane
Spokane, WA parks, trails & bike paths
About 12% of Spokane is conserved land, roughly 5,168 acres. There are about 123 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in High Drive Conservation Area (11.1 mi), Hangman Park (10.4 mi), and Downriver Park (3.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Spokane, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Spokane outdoors
Conserved land
12%
5,168 of 44,170 acres
Trails
123 mi
1.8 mi per sq mi · 61 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
90
22 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
102.4 mi
58.5 mi lanes · 35.0 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
Hangman Park
Park
311 acres10.4 mi of trail
Murungu's TrailCreekside LoopPonderosa TrailBalsamroot TrailRocket Gulch
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Downriver Park
Nature preserve
130 acres3.9 mi of trail
Pooch Path
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Lincoln Park
Park
64 acres3.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Manito Park
Park
86 acres2.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
High Bridge Park
Park
157 acres2.3 mi of trail
Highbridge Park River Path
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Wyakin Park
Nature preserve
23 acres2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
8
Westwood Natural Area
Managed by Washington Department of Natural Resources
191 acres1.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
All 90 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 90 parks & preserves
High Drive Conservation Area274 acres · 11.1 mi of trail
Hangman Park311 acres · 10.4 mi of trail
Downriver Park130 acres · 3.9 mi of trail
Lincoln Park64 acres · 3.4 mi of trail
Manito Park86 acres · 2.9 mi of trail
High Bridge Park157 acres · 2.3 mi of trail
Wyakin Park23 acres · 2 mi of trail
Westwood Natural Area191 acres · 1.9 mi of trail · Washington Department of Natural Resources
Dwight Merkel Sports Complex88 acres · 1.7 mi of trail · City of Spokane
Sky Prairie Park27 acres · 1.4 mi of trail
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
3Beaches4Public pools160Playgrounds1Dog park3Boat launches2Waterfalls21Scenic views3Picnic areas3Community gardens
Playgrounds in Spokane
Showing 1–10 of 50 playgrounds
Comstock PlaygroundIn Comstock Park
Ice Age Floods PlaygroundIn Riverfront Park
Lower Manito PlaygroundIn Manito Park
Oasis Park
Old Jefferson Elementary Playground
Polly Judd PlaygroundIn Polly Judd Park
Providence PlayscapeIn Riverfront Park
Red WagonIn Riverfront Park
Splash padIn Thornton Murphy Park
Upper Manito PlaygroundIn Manito Park
110 more unnamed playgrounds are mapped in Spokane.
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 49.5 miHorses 10.8 miUnpaved 85.9 mi
Showing 1–10 of 25 trails
- Murungu's Trail3.6 mi
- Balsamroot Trail3.3 mi
- Ponderosa Trail2.3 mi
- Lemon Flats Loop2.1 mi
- Creekside Loop1.7 mi
- Esmeralda Trail1.6 mi
- Polly Judd Trail1.3 mi
- Tuffy's Trail1.2 mi
- High Drive Trail1.1 mi
- Trail 1001.0 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Cannon Hill PondpondKoi PondpondLake ArthurLincoln Park PondpondMirror PondpondSpring LakepondUpper Falls ReservoirreservoirUpriver Dam ReservoirreservoirLatah CreekSpokane River
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
5,168 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 3 of 159 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes58.5 mi
- Off-road bike paths35.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes8.9 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis118
- Basketball98
- Baseball97
- Soccer23
- Pickleball11
- Football8
- Softball4
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Spokane
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Other or Unknown 2,462 acLocal Park 1,951 acState Park 569 acLocal Recreation Area 469 acLocal Conservation Area 115 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loth142Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 978 | Open |
| Loth241Local Other or Unknown | County | 799 | Access unknown |
| Spokane International AirportLocal Other or Unknown | County | 621 | Access unknown |
| RiversideState Park | State parks | 569 | Open |
| Hangman ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 328 | Open |
| The Creek at Qualchan Golf CourseLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 179 | Open |
| Indian Canyon ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 151 | Open |
| Downriver Municipal Golf CourseLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 121 | Open |
| Riverfront ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 86 | Open |
| Dwight Merkel Sports ComplexLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 82 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 43 places
Abercrombie HouseBuilding
Armstrong HouseBuilding
Bell HouseBuilding
Carson-Clemmer-Larrabee HouseBuilding
Chief Spokane MonumentMemorial
Children's GardenIn John A. Finch Arboretum · Plaque · 1995
Comstock HouseBuilding
Comstock-Shadle HouseBuilding
Coolidge-Rising-Moyer HouseBuilding
Danil's Ghost BikeGhost bike
Nearby
Spokane and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spokane | 11.7% | 122.9 mi | 90 |
| Airway Heights | 0.9% | 1.4 mi | 5 |
| Town and Country | 1.9% | 0.1 mi | 1 |
| Country Homes | 8.5% | 4.1 mi | 2 |
| Spokane Valley | 2.6% | 9.9 mi | 14 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Spokane'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 41.4-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.