Swasey Recreation Area
Managed by Bureau of Land Management
373 acres7.7 mi of trail
Clear Creek Ditch TrailOwen's RunWintu AccessWintu Yemer+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Centerville
Centerville has 13 miles of mapped trails, 1.6 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Swasey Recreation Area (7.7 mi). 2% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 11 acres are parks and preserves, 5.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
11 acres · of 8.0 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
1.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
11 ac
5.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
2%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
Highest peak
1,191 ft
Sugarloaf
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Centerville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Centerville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Centerville is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Centerville’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails1.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (13 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4APark land5.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (11 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13CParks close to home2% 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 29%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. 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 Swasey Recreation Area, with 7.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
11 conserved acres
under 1% of Centerville’s land. Who manages Centerville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits11 ac
Private Conservation · 11 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Record Heights Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 11 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Centerville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Centerville
Sugarloaf1,191 ft elevation
DirectionsSeventeen Hill1,027 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
14 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 6.3 miHorses · 1.9 miUnpaved · 8.5 mi
Clear Creek Ditch Trail2.1 mi
Owen's Run1.3 mi
Rattlesnake1.2 mi
Wintu Access0.6 mi
Wintu Yemer0.5 mi
Greenstone0.5 mi
K'aysas0.4 mi
Enticer0.4 mi
Chonos Qewel0.3 mi
Trap Door0.2 mi
4 more trails
Meiner's Trail
0.2 miHomesteader
0.2 miCheezit
0.1 miTOTW/Rattlesnake Connector
0.1 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Tennis
2Basketball
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
May is the best month for walking in Centerville
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 59 | 64 | 70 | 80 | 89 | 98 | 96 | 91 | 78 | 62 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 8.2 |
July is the driest month (0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 98 °F). 8.2 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 98 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Centerville →
Next door
Centerville and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Centerville
Where can I hike in Centerville?
The longest trail networks: Swasey Recreation Area, 7.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Centerville 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 Centerville’s trails?
Swasey Recreation Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Centerville?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Centerville?
55,033 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Centerville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 240 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Centerville have?
Ahead of 29% 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 Centerville 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 →