11% of Hidden Meadows’ land is conserved: 451 acres
2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Hidden Meadows, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns · #721 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Hidden Meadows?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Hidden Meadows have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hidden Meadows is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns, #721 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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451 conserved acres
11% of Hidden Meadows’ land. Who manages Hidden Meadows’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 451 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
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 Hidden Meadows: April to 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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 67 | 66 | 69 | 72 | 75 | 82 | 87 | 89 | 87 | 80 | 73 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.3 |
August is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 3.9 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hidden Meadows →
Questions about parks and trails in Hidden Meadows
How much of Hidden Meadows is conserved land?
11% 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 Hidden Meadows?
16,543 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hidden Meadows or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Hidden Meadows have?
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #721 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 Hidden 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 →