Piute Cypress Instant Study Area
Managed by US Forest Service;BLM
1,393 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: David Jordan at English Wikipedia (Original text: David Jordan) · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Bodfish
14% of Bodfish’s land is conserved: 742 acres
1% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.4 miles of mapped trail cross Bodfish, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
14%
742 acres · of 8.2 sq mi of land
Trails
4.4 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Near a park
1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
4,094 ft
Ball Mountain
What kind of outdoors town is Bodfish?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bodfish have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bodfish is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bodfish’s overall grade.
Conserved land14% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13DParks close to home1% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 33%
LessMore
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− 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 Piute Cypress Instant Study Area, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
742 conserved acres
14% of Bodfish’s land. Who manages Bodfish’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service742 ac
National Forest · 742 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sequoia National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 742 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Bodfish
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Bodfish
Ball Mountain4,094 ft elevation
DirectionsWhen to get out
The best walking months in Bodfish: 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) | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 57 | 62 | 67 | 76 | 86 | 93 | 92 | 87 | 75 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.4 |
June is the driest month (0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 3.1 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bodfish →
Next door
Bodfish and its neighbors
Bodfish has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodfish | 14% | 0.5 | under 1 | 1% | C |
| Lake Isabella | 10% | 2.1 | 56 | 68% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bodfish
Where can I hike in Bodfish?
The longest trail networks: Piute Cypress Instant Study Area, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bodfish is conserved land?
14% 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 Bodfish’s trails?
Piute Cypress Instant Study Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bodfish?
129,132 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bodfish or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 613 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bodfish have?
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Bodfish neighbors.
Share a tip
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 →