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Outdoors in Challenge-Brownsville

Few parks or trails are on the map in Challenge-Brownsville

14% of Challenge-Brownsville’s land is conserved, about 857 acres. 6.2 miles of mapped trail cross Challenge-Brownsville, 0.6 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
14%
857 acres · of 9.7 sq mi of land
Trails
6.2 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.5 mi
1.5 mi lanes
Highest peak
2,972 ft
Ruff Hill
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

857 conserved acres

14% of Challenge-Brownsville’s land. Who manages Challenge-Brownsville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service837 ac
Regional Water Districts20 ac
National Forest · 837 acLocal Other or Unknown · 20 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 5 of 6 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Plumas National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service837Open
Yuba County Water Agency 23
Local Other or Unknown
Regional Water Districts9Unknown
Yuba County Water Agency 16
Local Other or Unknown
Regional Water Districts4Unknown
Yuba County Water Agency 4
Local Other or Unknown
Regional Water Districts3Unknown
Yuba County Water Agency 1
Local Other or Unknown
Regional Water Districts3Unknown
Yuba County Water Agency 9
Local Other or Unknown
Regional Water Districts2Unknown
Things to do

4 places to go in Challenge-Brownsville

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

Peaks in Challenge-Brownsville
Ruff Hill2,972 ft elevation
Directions
Biking & sports

1.5 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

1.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
2Multi-sport

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Challenge-Brownsville: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)545559647282898984735952
Rain (in)11.511.09.75.02.90.90.00.10.53.46.512.3

July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 12.3 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Challenge-Brownsville →

Questions about parks and trails in Challenge-Brownsville

Where can I bike in Challenge-Brownsville?

1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of painted or protected lanes.

Is there public land near Challenge-Brownsville?

84,584 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Challenge-Brownsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 199 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Challenge-Brownsville 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 →