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Outdoors in Buckshot

Few parks or trails are on the map in Buckshot

25% of Buckshot’s land is conserved, about 52 acres. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Buckshot, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
25%
52 acres · of 0.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

52 conserved acres

25% of Buckshot’s land. Water is left out: Buckshot has 0.3 square miles of land and 0.0 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Buckshot’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Bureau of Reclamation52 ac
Federal Other or Unknown · 52 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 1 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Usbr
Federal Other or Unknown
Bureau of Reclamation52Unknown
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Redondo Lakepond
When to get out

The walking year in Buckshot

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.211.011.913.013.814.314.113.312.311.310.410.0
High (°F)7074818795104108107102917868
Rain (in)0.40.40.30.10.00.00.20.30.50.20.20.4

June is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 108 °F). 0.5 inches fall in September, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 108 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Buckshot →

Questions about parks and trails in Buckshot

Is there public land near Buckshot?

35,208 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Buckshot or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Buckshot neighbors.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →