Great Falls Basin Wilderness
Managed by Bureau of Land Management
1,169 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
–Not graded
Outdoors in Homewood Canyon
Few parks or trails are on the map in Homewood Canyon
The biggest trail networks: Great Falls Basin Wilderness (0.9 mi). 5% of Homewood Canyon’s land is conserved, about 324 acres. 15 miles of mapped trail cross Homewood Canyon, 1.5 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
5%
324 acres · of 10.3 sq mi of land
Trails
15 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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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 Great Falls Basin Wilderness, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Argus Range Wilderness
Managed by Bureau of Land Management
1,864 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
324 conserved acres
5% of Homewood Canyon’s land. Who manages Homewood Canyon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State Department of Land324 ac
State Resource Management Area · 324 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| California State Lands Commission State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 324 | Open |
When to get out
The best walking months in Homewood Canyon: 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) | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 82 | 92 | 98 | 97 | 90 | 77 | 64 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
June is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 98 °F). 1.6 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 98 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Homewood Canyon →
Next door
Homewood Canyon and its neighbors
Homewood Canyon has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homewood Canyon | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Valley Wells | — 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 Homewood Canyon
Where can I hike in Homewood Canyon?
The longest trail networks: Great Falls Basin Wilderness, 0.9 miles; Argus Range Wilderness, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Homewood Canyon’s trails?
Great Falls Basin Wilderness and Argus Range Wilderness don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Homewood Canyon?
103,608 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Homewood Canyon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,020 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Homewood Canyon 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 →