Indian Lakes Park
Park
13 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Allie_Caulfield from Germany · CC BY 2.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Coarsegold
Coarsegold has 6.6 miles of mapped trails, 0.4 for every square mile of land
13 acres are parks and preserves, 3.2 per 1,000 residents. 26% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns · #777 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 17.2 sq mi of land
Trails
6.6 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
13 ac
3.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
26%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Coarsegold have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Coarsegold is ahead of 17% of U.S. towns, #777 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Coarsegold’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4BPark land3.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (13 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home26% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 17%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 8%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Coarsegold. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
2 places to go in Coarsegold
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Coarsegold
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in Coarsegold
Yosemite South / Coarsegold KOA
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Jordan Lane West0.2 mi
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
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 Coarsegold: April and May
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 58 | 62 | 67 | 77 | 87 | 95 | 94 | 88 | 77 | 64 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 4.9 |
August is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 5.6 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Coarsegold →
Next door
Coarsegold and its neighbors
Coarsegold has the most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coarsegold | under 1% | 0.4 | 3 | 26% | C− |
| Yosemite Lakes | under 1% | 0.2 | 85 | 21% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Coarsegold
How much of Coarsegold 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 Coarsegold’s trails?
Indian Lakes Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Coarsegold?
48,162 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Coarsegold or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 22 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Coarsegold have?
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #777 of 847 in California. 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 Coarsegold 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 →