Washburn Blue Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Public domain · Public domainB−Outdoors
Outdoors in Burney
Burney has 9.0 miles of mapped trails, 1.7 for every square mile of land
83% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 11 acres are parks and preserves, 4.3 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns · #543 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
6 acres · of 5.4 sq mi of land
Trails
9.0 mi
1.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
11 ac
4.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
83%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.4 mi
What kind of outdoors town is Burney?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Burney have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Burney is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns, #543 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Burney’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails1.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (9 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4APark land4.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (11 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13CParks close to home83% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 49%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 36%
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
6 conserved acres
under 1% of Burney’s land. Who manages Burney’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional Water Districts6 ac
Local Park · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washburn Bue Park Local Park | Regional Water Districts | 5 | Open |
| Burney Civic Park Local Park | Regional Water Districts | 1 | Open |
Biking & sports
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.4 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
4Baseball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Burney: April to June and September
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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 51 | 57 | 63 | 72 | 81 | 90 | 89 | 83 | 70 | 54 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 4.4 |
July is the driest month (0.2 in) and the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 4.4 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Burney →
Questions about parks and trails in Burney
How much of Burney is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Burney’s trails?
Washburn Blue Park and Burney Civic Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Burney?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Burney?
83,156 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Burney or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Burney have?
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #543 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 Burney 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 →