Forest Meadows has 6.1 miles of mapped trails, 1.5 for every square mile of land
10% of Forest Meadows’ land is conserved, about 267 acres.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Forest Meadows?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Forest Meadows have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Forest Meadows is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold 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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267 conserved acres
10% of Forest Meadows’ land. Who manages Forest Meadows’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 48 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanislaus National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 219 | Open |
2 places to go in Forest Meadows
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
2 named trails
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Forest Meadows: 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 55 | 58 | 63 | 71 | 81 | 89 | 89 | 84 | 73 | 59 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 7.3 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 8.0 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Forest Meadows →
Questions about parks and trails in Forest Meadows
How much of Forest Meadows is conserved land?
10% 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 Forest Meadows?
92,489 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Forest Meadows or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 269 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Forest Meadows have?
Ahead of 38% 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 Forest Meadows 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 →