Douglas City has 79 acres of parks, 75 for every 1,000 residents
21 miles of mapped trail cross Douglas City, 0.7 per square mile of land. 28% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Douglas City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Douglas City is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; conserved land 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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141 conserved acres
1% of Douglas City’s land. Who manages Douglas City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Creek Public Access State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 74 | Open |
| Shasta National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 56 | Open |
| Trinity River Fishing Access State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 7 | Open |
| United States Bureau of Reclamation Federal Other or Unknown | Bureau of Reclamation | 4 | Open |
| Trinity River Resource Management Area | Bureau of Reclamation | 4 | Open |
2 places to go in Douglas City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 lakes & rivers
The best walking months in Douglas City: 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.
| 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) | 50 | 56 | 61 | 67 | 77 | 86 | 95 | 94 | 88 | 75 | 58 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 6.6 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 7.3 |
July is the driest month (0.2 in) and the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 7.3 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Douglas City →
Douglas City and its neighbors
Douglas City has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas City | 1% | 0.7 | 75 | 28% | B− |
| Lewiston | 4% | 0.6 | 28 | 52% | B |
| Weaverville | 27% | 2.8 | 10 | 48% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Douglas City
How much of Douglas City is conserved land?
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.
Is there public land near Douglas City?
142,027 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Douglas City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6,267 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Douglas City have?
Ahead of 51% 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 Douglas City 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 →