Maxwell Creek Bridge on Hardin Road · Photo: Sanfranman59 · CC BY-SA 3.0Angwin has 20 miles of mapped trails, 4.1 for every square mile of land
24% of Angwin’s land is conserved, about 745 acres. 41% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns · #407 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Angwin?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Angwin have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Angwin is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns, #407 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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745 conserved acres
24% of Angwin’s land. Who manages Angwin’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| PUC Demonstration and Experimental Forest Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 477 | Restricted |
| Dunn-Wildlake Ranch Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 212 | Restricted |
| Dimmick Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 51 | Restricted |
| Las Posadas State Forest State Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 5 | Closed |
6 places to go in Angwin
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
25 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
15 more trails
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Angwin: April to June
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 57 | 61 | 66 | 73 | 81 | 87 | 87 | 84 | 75 | 62 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 7.8 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 8.4 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 8.4 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Angwin →
Questions about parks and trails in Angwin
How much of Angwin is conserved land?
24% of its land, against a typical 4% for a California town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Where can I bike in Angwin?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Angwin?
34,191 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Angwin or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Angwin have?
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #407 of 847 in California. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Angwin neighbors.
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 →