Linda has 40 acres of parks, 1.7 for every 1,000 residents
4.4 miles of mapped trail cross Linda, 0.5 per square mile of land. 67% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns · #675 of 847 in California. What drives it
How much outdoors does Linda have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Linda is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns, #675 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold 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
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42 conserved acres
1% of Linda’s land. Who manages Linda’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friendship Park Local Park | County | 22 | Open |
| Edgewater Park Site Local Park | County | 8 | Open |
| Fernwood Park Local Park | County | 8 | Open |
| Detention Pond Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
| Feather River Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 1 | Unknown |
1 places to go in Linda
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
12 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 Linda: 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 62 | 67 | 74 | 82 | 91 | 96 | 95 | 90 | 80 | 66 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.7 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.0 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Linda →
Linda and its neighbors
Linda has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linda | 1% | 0.5 | 2 | 67% | C |
| Olivehurst | 1% | 0.2 | 2 | 92% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Linda
How much of Linda 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.
Where can I bike in Linda?
12 miles of bike routes are on the map: 12 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Linda?
7,121 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Linda or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 40 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Linda have?
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #675 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 Linda 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 →