Foundation Hill
Managed by Willits Area Cyclists
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Brooktrails
47% of Brooktrails’ land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 47% of Brooktrails’ land is conserved, about 2,185 acres. 2,135 acres are parks and preserves, 485 per 1,000 residents.
Among the top 1% of U.S. towns · #3 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
47%
2,185 acres · of 7.3 sq mi of land
Trails
17 mi
2.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
2,135 ac
485 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.3 mi
2.3 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Brooktrails?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Brooktrails have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Brooktrails is among the top 1% of U.S. towns, #3 of 847 in California. All four inputs put Brooktrails near the top nationally; conserved land ranks highest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Brooktrails’ overall grade.
Conserved land47% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%A+Trails2.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (17 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4APark land485 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2,135 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Among the top 1%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)#3 of 847
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be A+. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
2,185 conserved acres
47% of Brooktrails’ land. Who manages Brooktrails’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency2,252 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits12 ac
Local Park · 2,124 acLocal Conservation Area · 81 acLocal Recreation Area · 47 acUnknown Easement · 12 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 12 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood Park Local Park | Regional agency | 2,111 | Open |
| Brookstrail Greenbelt Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 74 | Open |
| Brooktrails Disc Golf Course Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 47 | Restricted |
| OHL Redwood Grove Park Local Park | Regional agency | 13 | Open |
| Unnamed Site - Brooktrails Community Services District Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 7 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Brooktrails
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Brooktrails
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
21 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 11.3 miUnpaved · 10.5 mi
Rockefeller Trail1.6 mi
Nutmeg Trail1.5 mi
Fawn Lily Trail1.5 mi
Gooseberry Trail1.1 mi
Thimbleberry Trail1.0 mi
Inlet Trail0.9 mi
Beaver Trail0.7 mi
Oregon Grape Trail0.6 mi
Miss Gnomer0.6 mi
Mike's Trail0.6 mi
11 more trails
Robie Trail
0.5 miMoss Rock Trail
0.5 miDutch Henry Trail
0.5 miLe Brun Trail
0.4 miSouth Lake Emily Trail
0.3 miAnchorage Trail
0.3 miJurassic Trail
0.3 miSwoop Log
0.3 miOregon Raisin
0.2 miOHL Trail
0.2 miLast Chance Trail
0.1 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.3 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out
The best walking months in Brooktrails: May and 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 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 56 | 59 | 63 | 70 | 78 | 87 | 86 | 83 | 73 | 59 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 10.2 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 5.8 | 11.2 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 11.2 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Brooktrails →
Next door
Brooktrails and its neighbors
Brooktrails 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooktrails | 47% | 2.3 | 485 | 99%+ | A+ |
| Willits | 2% | 1.0 | 7 | 77% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Brooktrails
How much of Brooktrails is conserved land?
47% 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 Brooktrails’ trails?
Foundation Hill doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Brooktrails?
2.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Brooktrails?
31,388 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Brooktrails or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,135 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Brooktrails have?
Among the top 1% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #3 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 Brooktrails 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 →