Gooseflats Wildlife Area
Managed by Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District
90 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Blythe
Blythe has 866 acres of parks, 50 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Gooseflats Wildlife Area (0.5 mi). 6% of Blythe’s land is conserved, about 1,018 acres. 46% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns · #395 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
1,018 acres · of 26.5 sq mi of land
Trails
10 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
866 ac
50 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
46%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Blythe have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Blythe is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns, #395 of 847 in California. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Blythe’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (10 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4BPark land50 acres of park per 1,000 residents (866 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home46% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 66%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 53%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to B+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Gooseflats Wildlife Area, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Quechan Park
Park
25 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Gooseflats Wildlife Area90 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District
Quechan Park25 acres
Todd Park23 acres
DirectionsMiller Park13 acres
DirectionsAppleby Park5 acres
Who protects it
1,018 conserved acres
6% of Blythe’s land. Who manages Blythe’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife680 ac
Town or city204 ac
Regional agency116 ac
State Department of Land18 ac
State Conservation Area · 680 acLocal Recreation Area · 152 acLocal Conservation Area · 63 acLocal Other or Unknown · 53 acLocal Park · 51 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Verde Ecological Reserve State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 680 | Open |
| Blythe Municipal Golf Course Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 152 | Restricted |
| Gooseflats Wildlife Area Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 63 | Open |
| Riverside County Regional Park and Open Space District Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 53 | Open |
| Todd Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| California State Lands Commission State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 18 | Open |
| Quechan Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Miller Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Appleby Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Engevick Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
12 places to go in Blythe
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Blythe
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Boat launches in Blythe
4 boat launches without a name on the map.
Trails & water
3 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.9 mi
Olive Lake Boulevard1.0 mi
Old State Highway0.3 mi
Arrowhead Boulevard0.3 mi
Biking & sports
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
15Basketball
15Baseball
8Volleyball
2Soccer
2Tennis
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Blythe
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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 68 | 73 | 80 | 88 | 96 | 106 | 109 | 108 | 103 | 91 | 77 | 67 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
June is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 109 °F). 0.6 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 109 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Blythe →
Next door
Blythe and its neighbors
Blythe has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blythe | 6% | 0.4 | 50 | 46% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Blythe
Where can I hike in Blythe?
The longest trail networks: Gooseflats Wildlife Area, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Blythe is conserved land?
6% 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.
Are dogs allowed on Blythe’s trails?
Gooseflats Wildlife Area and Quechan Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Blythe?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Blythe?
145,759 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Blythe or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 888 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Blythe have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #395 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 Blythe 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 →