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Outdoors in Graeagle

Few parks or trails are on the map in Graeagle

45% of Graeagle’s land is conserved, about 3,210 acres. 11 acres are parks and preserves, 23 per 1,000 residents. 27 miles of mapped trail cross Graeagle, 2.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
45%
3,210 acres · of 11.1 sq mi of land
Trails
27 mi
2.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
11 ac
23 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
19%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
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
Who protects it

3,210 conserved acres

45% of Graeagle’s land. Who manages Graeagle’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service3,198 ac
State parks14 ac
State fish & wildlife9 ac
National Forest · 3,198 acState Park · 14 acState Recreation Area · 9 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Plumas National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service3,198Open
Plumas-Eureka State Park
State Park
State parks14Open
Middle Fork Feather River Fishing Access
State Recreation Area
State fish & wildlife9Open
Trails & water

5 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.1 miHorses · 1.1 miUnpaved · 6.0 mi
Gray Eagle Creek Trail1.7 mi
Smith Creek Trail1.4 mi
Smith Lake Trail1.1 mi
Smith / Gray Eagle Connector Trail1.0 mi
Gray Eagle Creek Tie Trail0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Mill PondreservoirSmith Lake
Biking & sports

0.8 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out

The best walking months in Graeagle: April to June and August

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)454853596878878680675343
Rain (in)5.95.64.82.61.70.70.20.20.51.93.56.2

July is the driest month (0.2 in) and the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 6.2 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Graeagle →

Next door

Graeagle and its neighbors

Graeagle has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Graeagle27 miJohnsville17 miPlumas Eureka1.3 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Graeagle— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Johnsville— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Plumas Eureka— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Graeagle

Where can I bike in Graeagle?

0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Graeagle?

188,663 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Graeagle or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,193 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Graeagle 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 →