John Ohm House · Photo: Michael Aivaliotis · CC BY-SA 3.05% of Grayson’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 6 acres are parks and preserves, 4.8 per 1,000 residents. 5% of Grayson’s land is conserved, about 6 acres.
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Grayson?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Grayson have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Grayson is ahead of 45% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull 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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6 conserved acres
5% of Grayson’s land. Who manages Grayson’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Community Center and Park Local Recreation Area | County | 5 | Open |
The best walking months in Grayson: 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 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 63 | 68 | 74 | 81 | 89 | 94 | 93 | 89 | 80 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 2.3 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Grayson →
Questions about parks and trails in Grayson
How much of Grayson is conserved land?
5% 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 Grayson?
2,503 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Grayson or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Grayson have?
Ahead of 45% 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 Grayson 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 →