Reed's Store · Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Copperopolis
9% of Copperopolis’ land is conserved, about 801 acres. 1% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Copperopolis, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns · #766 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Copperopolis?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Copperopolis have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Copperopolis is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns, #766 of 847 in California. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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801 conserved acres
9% of Copperopolis’ land. Who manages Copperopolis’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 801 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
3 places to go in Copperopolis
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Copperopolis: 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 60 | 65 | 71 | 80 | 89 | 95 | 94 | 89 | 78 | 65 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.6 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 4.0 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Copperopolis →
Questions about parks and trails in Copperopolis
How much of Copperopolis is conserved land?
9% 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.
Is there public land near Copperopolis?
32,216 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Copperopolis or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Copperopolis have?
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #766 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 Copperopolis neighbors.
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 →