Tahoe National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
591 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
AOutdoors
Outdoors in Foresthill
41% of Foresthill’s land is conserved: 2,967 acres
868 acres are parks and preserves, 585 per 1,000 residents. 15 miles of mapped trail cross Foresthill, 1.4 per square mile of land. 39% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
41%
2,967 acres · of 11.2 sq mi of land
Trails
15 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
868 ac
585 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
39%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Foresthill?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Foresthill have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Foresthill is ahead of 92% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Foresthill’s overall grade.
Conserved land41% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (15 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4APark land585 acres of park per 1,000 residents (868 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home39% 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 92%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A+. 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
The longest trail network is Tahoe National Forest, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Auburn State Recreation Area
Nature preserve
35 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
2,967 conserved acres
41% of Foresthill’s land. Who manages Foresthill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks2,347 ac
U.S. Forest Service604 ac
County17 ac
State Recreation Area · 2,347 acNational Forest · 604 acLocal Park · 15 acLocal Historic or Cultural Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn State Recreation Area State Recreation Area | State parks | 2,347 | Open |
| Tahoe National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 598 | Open |
| Foresthill Leroy E. Botts Memorial Park Local Park | County | 15 | Open |
| Eldorado National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 6 | Open |
| Foresthill Community Cemetery Local Historic or Cultural Area | County | 2 | Restricted |
Things to do
3 places to go in Foresthill
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Foresthill
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 8.1 miUnpaved · 10.7 mi
Western States Trail8.1 mi
Boucher Connector0.8 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
4Baseball
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Foresthill: 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 55 | 58 | 63 | 72 | 81 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 73 | 59 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 9.7 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 9.9 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 9.9 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Foresthill →
Questions about parks and trails in Foresthill
Where can I hike in Foresthill?
The longest trail networks: Tahoe National Forest, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Foresthill is conserved land?
41% 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 Foresthill’s trails?
Tahoe National Forest and Auburn State Recreation Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Foresthill?
114,055 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Foresthill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,219 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Foresthill have?
Ahead of 92% 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 Foresthill 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 →