Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area - Trinity Unit
Managed by United States Forest Service
237 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Lewiston Historic District · Photo: Adrian Reed Smith (VivaLaPandaz) · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Lewiston
Lewiston has 57 acres of parks, 28 for every 1,000 residents
11 miles of mapped trail cross Lewiston, 0.6 per square mile of land. 4% of Lewiston’s land is conserved, about 569 acres. 52% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
569 acres · of 20.0 sq mi of land
Trails
11 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
57 ac
28 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
52%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lewiston have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lewiston is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lewiston’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (11 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land28 acres of park per 1,000 residents (57 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home52% 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 65%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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.
Lewiston Community Park
Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
569 conserved acres
4% of Lewiston’s land. Who manages Lewiston’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service180 ac
Bureau of Reclamation162 ac
State Department of Land161 ac
State fish & wildlife94 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits75 ac
National Forest · 180 acFederal Other or Unknown · 162 acState Resource Management Area · 161 acUnknown Easement · 75 acState Recreation Area · 74 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 75 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 180 | Open |
| United States Bureau of Reclamation Federal Other or Unknown | Bureau of Reclamation | 162 | Open |
| California State Lands Commission State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 161 | Open |
| Lewiston Fishing Access State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 49 | Open |
| Cemetery Hole Fishing Access State Historic or Cultural Area | State fish & wildlife | 42 | Open |
| Deadwood Hole Fishing Access State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 4 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Carr Place0.1 mi
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Lewiston Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1989
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Lewiston: 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) | 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) | 50 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 76 | 85 | 94 | 93 | 88 | 74 | 57 | 48 |
| Rain (in) | 7.8 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 8.9 |
July is the driest month (0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 8.9 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lewiston →
Next door
Lewiston and its neighbors
Lewiston 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewiston | 4% | 0.6 | 28 | 52% | B |
| Douglas City | 1% | 0.7 | 75 | 28% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lewiston
How much of Lewiston is conserved land?
4% 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 Lewiston’s trails?
Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area - Trinity Unit and Lewiston Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Lewiston?
117,646 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lewiston or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5,251 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lewiston have?
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Lewiston 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 →