Dollar Property
Managed by California Tahoe Conservancy
33 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dogs allowed
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Cedar Flat
28% of Cedar Flat’s land is conserved: 195 acres
3.8 miles of mapped trail cross Cedar Flat, 3.5 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Dollar Property (0.7 mi).
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
28%
195 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
3.8 mi
3.5 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.8 mi
1.6 mi lanes · 0.1 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Cedar Flat?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cedar Flat have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cedar Flat is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cedar Flat’s overall grade.
Conserved land28% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%ATrails3.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13DParks close to home0% 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 48%
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Water is 12% of Cedar Flat’s area (0 of 1 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 25%.
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 Dollar Property, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Placer County Open Space
Managed by Placer County
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
195 conserved acres
28% of Cedar Flat’s land. Water is left out: Cedar Flat has 1.1 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Cedar Flat’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service125 ac
State conservation68 ac
National Forest · 125 acState Other or Unknown · 68 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 1 acre is a conservation easement, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tahoe National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 125 | Open |
| Unnamed site - California Tahoe Conservancy State Other or Unknown | State conservation | 68 | Closed |
Trails & water
3 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.2 miUnpaved · 3.8 mi
Sawmill Flat0.3 mi
BP0.2 mi
Shivagiri Extension0.1 mi
Biking & sports
1.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.6 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out
The best walking months in Cedar Flat: May to August
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 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 45 | 49 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 50 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 6.1 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 6.1 |
July is the driest month (0.3 in) and the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 6.1 inches fall in January, the wettest month. The climate in Cedar Flat →
Next door
Cedar Flat and its neighbors
Cedar Flat has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Flat | 28% | 3.5 | under 1 | under 1% | B− |
| Carnelian Bay | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Dollar Point | 19% | 2.2 | 52 | 81% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cedar Flat
Where can I hike in Cedar Flat?
The longest trail networks: Dollar Property, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cedar Flat is conserved land?
28% 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 Cedar Flat’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Dollar Property. For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Cedar Flat?
1.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.6 of painted or protected lanes and 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Cedar Flat?
62,345 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cedar Flat or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 122 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cedar Flat have?
Ahead of 48% 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 Cedar Flat 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 →