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Outdoors in Chilcoot-Vinton

Few parks or trails are on the map in Chilcoot-Vinton

19% of Chilcoot-Vinton’s land is conserved, about 1,596 acres. 16 miles of mapped trail cross Chilcoot-Vinton, 1.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
19%
1,596 acres · of 13.2 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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

1,596 conserved acres

19% of Chilcoot-Vinton’s land. Who manages Chilcoot-Vinton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Bureau of Land Management826 ac
U.S. Forest Service490 ac
State fish & wildlife278 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits2 ac
National Public Lands · 826 acNational Forest · 490 acState Resource Management Area · 278 acUnknown Easement · 2 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 2 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. 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 Service490Open
Eagle Lake Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management430Open
Sierra Front Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management396Open
Chilcoot
State Resource Management Area
State fish & wildlife278Closed
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Unpaved · 10.8 mi
Prospecct0.3 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Chilcoot-Vinton: May, June and 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)434753596878878678665242
Rain (in)2.72.12.11.11.10.60.30.20.40.91.42.6

August is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 2.7 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Chilcoot-Vinton →

Questions about parks and trails in Chilcoot-Vinton

Is there public land near Chilcoot-Vinton?

162,700 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Chilcoot-Vinton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,331 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Chilcoot-Vinton 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 →