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Outdoors in Burnt Ranch

More than half of Burnt Ranch’s land is conserved: 66%

66% of Burnt Ranch’s land is conserved, about 5,671 acres. 10 miles of mapped trail cross Burnt Ranch, 0.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
66%
5,671 acres · of 13.4 sq mi of land
Trails
10 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
3,694 ft
Hennessy Peak
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

5,671 conserved acres

66% of Burnt Ranch’s land. Who manages Burnt Ranch’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service5,672 ac
National Forest · 5,672 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Trinity National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service3,519Open
Six Rivers National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service2,152Open
Things to do

3 places to go in Burnt Ranch

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Waterfalls in Burnt Ranch
Burnt Ranch Falls
Directions
Trails & water

2 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 5.8 mi
Burnt Ranch Falls Trail0.4 mi
Big Lake Road Spur B0.1 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Burnt Ranch: May, 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.510.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.3
High (°F)485358647382919185715446
Rain (in)9.78.37.04.32.10.70.20.20.53.16.311.5

July is the driest month (0.2 in) and the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 11.5 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Burnt Ranch →

Questions about parks and trails in Burnt Ranch

Is there public land near Burnt Ranch?

165,182 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Burnt Ranch or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5,122 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Burnt Ranch 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 →