1
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Managed by National Park Service
196 acres6.1 mi of trail
Discovery Historic Loop
Dogs usually limitedNational parks restrict dogs on most trails. Check posted rules
Outdoors · Vancouver
Vancouver, WA parks, trails & bike paths
About 6.9% of Vancouver is conserved land, roughly 2,311 acres. There are about 53 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (6.1 mi), Vancouver Lake Park (2.3 mi), and Frenchman's Bar Park (2.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Vancouver, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Vancouver outdoors
Conserved land
6.9%
2,311 of 33,375 acres
Trails
53 mi
1 mi per sq mi · 30 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
117
12 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
159.6 mi
126.2 mi lanes · 27.6 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
Vancouver Lake Park
Managed by Clark County
242 acres2.3 mi of trail
North Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Frenchman's Bar Park
Managed by Clark County
203 acres2.2 mi of trail
Lewis & Clark Discovery Greenway Trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
David Douglas Park
Managed by City of Vancouver
66 acres1.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Curtin Springs Wildlife Habitat
Managed by Clark County
32 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dogs allowedMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
CTC Central Park
Park
11 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Vancouver Trout Hatchery
Managed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
23 acres0.9 mi of trail
Heron Loop Trail
Dog rules not recorded
8
Marshall Park
Managed by City of Vancouver
21 acres0.9 mi of trail
Marshall Park
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 117 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 117 parks & preserves
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site196 acres · 6.1 mi of trail · National Park Service
Vancouver Lake Park242 acres · 2.3 mi of trail · Clark County
Frenchman's Bar Park203 acres · 2.2 mi of trail · Clark County
David Douglas Park66 acres · 1.9 mi of trail · City of Vancouver
Curtin Springs Wildlife Habitat32 acres · 1.2 mi of trail · Clark County
CTC Central Park11 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
Vancouver Trout Hatchery23 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Marshall Park21 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · City of Vancouver
Beaver Marsh31 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · City of Vancouver
H.J. Biddle Nature Preserve21 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · City of Vancouver
Who protects the land
2,311 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 169 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 3 of 121 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes126.2 mi
- Off-road bike paths27.6 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes5.8 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball71
- Soccer71
- Baseball69
- Tennis51
- Football17
- Pickleball10
- Tracks8
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Vancouver and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 6.9% | 52.8 mi | 117 |
| Hazel Dell | 2.7% | 2.1 mi | 5 |
| Minnehaha | 2.5% | 1.3 mi | 4 |
| Five Corners | 1.6% | 4.0 mi | 5 |
| Orchards | 1.5% | 5.8 mi | 8 |
| Camas | 4.6% | 26.4 mi | 26 |
| Lake Shore | 1% | 1.1 mi | 3 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Vancouver'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 36-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.