Elk River Wildlife Area
Managed by California Department of Fish and Wildlife
16 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Humboldt Hill
Few parks or trails are on the map in Humboldt Hill
20% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 18 acres are parks and preserves, 5.1 per 1,000 residents. 1.9 miles of mapped trail cross Humboldt Hill, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns · #729 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
16 acres · of 4.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.9 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
18 ac
5.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
20%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
656 ft
Humboldt Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Humboldt Hill have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Humboldt Hill is ahead of 24% of U.S. towns, #729 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Humboldt Hill’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4BPark land5.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (18 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13CParks close to home20% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 24%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 14%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Humboldt Hill. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. 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
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
16 conserved acres
1% of Humboldt Hill’s land. Who manages Humboldt Hill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife16 ac
State Conservation Area · 16 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk River Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 16 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Humboldt Hill
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Humboldt Hill
Humboldt Hill656 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Humboldt Hill: May to September
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 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 58 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 10.4 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 7.0 | 11.7 |
July is the driest month (0.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 65 °F). 11.7 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Humboldt Hill →
Next door
Humboldt Hill and its neighbors
Humboldt Hill 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Hill | 1% | 0.5 | 5 | 20% | C− |
| Pine Hills | 33% | 2.6 | 365 | 70% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Humboldt Hill
How much of Humboldt Hill is conserved land?
1% 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 Humboldt Hill’s trails?
Elk River Wildlife Area doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Humboldt Hill?
10,582 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Humboldt Hill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 18 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Humboldt Hill have?
Ahead of 24% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #729 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 Humboldt Hill 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 →