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Outdoors in Beckwourth

Few parks or trails are on the map in Beckwourth

44% of Beckwourth’s land is conserved, about 3,282 acres. 961 acres are parks and preserves, 2,478 per 1,000 residents. 3.3 miles of mapped trail cross Beckwourth, 0.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
44%
3,282 acres · of 11.7 sq mi of land
Trails
3.3 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
961 ac
2,478 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
11%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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

3,282 conserved acres

44% of Beckwourth’s land. Who manages Beckwourth’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service1,699 ac
State fish & wildlife957 ac
Bureau of Land Management574 ac
State natural resources66 ac
National Forest · 1,699 acState Conservation Area · 957 acNational Public Lands · 574 acState Other or Unknown · 66 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Plumas National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service1,699Open
Crocker Meadows Wildlife Area
State Conservation Area
State fish & wildlife957Open
Eagle Lake Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management574Open
Grizzly Creek
State Other or Unknown
State natural resources66Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
2Tennis

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Beckwourth: May to August

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)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)424550566575848377645141
Rain (in)4.84.33.92.11.70.70.30.20.51.52.54.8

August is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.8 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Beckwourth →

Next door

Beckwourth and its neighbors

Beckwourth has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Beckwourth— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Lake Davis— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Beckwourth

Is there public land near Beckwourth?

189,529 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Beckwourth or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,297 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Beckwourth 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 →