Photo: David Jordan at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Huron
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Huron, 1.0 per square mile of land. 26 acres are parks and preserves, 4.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns · #385 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Huron?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Huron have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Huron is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns, #385 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Huron Recreation Center
21 conserved acres
2% of Huron’s land. Who manages Huron’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Park Local Park | Regional agency | 11 | Open |
| Keenan Park Local Park | Regional agency | 11 | Open |
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 Huron: 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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 84 | 92 | 98 | 97 | 92 | 81 | 67 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 98 °F). 1.5 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 98 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Huron →
Questions about parks and trails in Huron
How much of Huron 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 Huron’s trails?
Huron Community Park and Keenan Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Huron?
1,315 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Huron or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Huron have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #385 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 Huron 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 →