40% of Hayfork’s land is conserved: 18,449 acres
64 miles of mapped trail cross Hayfork, 0.9 per square mile of land. 9% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 11 acres are parks and preserves, 4.4 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns · #485 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Hayfork?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Hayfork have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hayfork is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns, #485 of 847 in California. Conserved land holds 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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18,449 conserved acres
40% of Hayfork’s land. Who manages Hayfork’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 18,438 | Open |
| Hayfork Park Local Park | County | 10 | Open |
5 places to go in Hayfork
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
9 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
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 Hayfork: 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) | 49 | 54 | 59 | 65 | 75 | 84 | 93 | 93 | 87 | 73 | 56 | 47 |
| Rain (in) | 7.9 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 8.2 |
August is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 8.2 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hayfork →
Questions about parks and trails in Hayfork
How much of Hayfork is conserved land?
40% 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 Hayfork’s trails?
Hayfork Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Hayfork?
260,842 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hayfork or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 16,038 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hayfork have?
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #485 of 847 in California. 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 Hayfork 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 →