Rolland Starn Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ryanx7 · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Hughson
99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Hughson
21 acres are parks and preserves, 2.8 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Hughson’s land is conserved, about 19 acres.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns · #693 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
19 acres · of 1.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
21 ac
2.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Hughson?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hughson have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hughson is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns, #693 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hughson’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4DPark land2.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (21 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home99% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 30%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 18%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to B−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Fontana Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
19 conserved acres
2% of Hughson’s land. Who manages Hughson’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city19 ac
Local Park · 11 acLocal Recreation Area · 8 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebright Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Roland Starn Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Andrew Fontana Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Carrie Schrader Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Hughson
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Hughson
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
7Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Hughson: 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 | 10.7 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 62 | 68 | 74 | 82 | 90 | 95 | 94 | 89 | 79 | 66 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 2.7 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hughson →
Questions about parks and trails in Hughson
How much of Hughson is conserved land?
2% 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 Hughson’s trails?
Rolland Starn Park and Fontana Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hughson?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Hughson?
2,073 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hughson or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 21 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Hughson have?
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #693 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 Hughson 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 →