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Sierra Valley Home Center in Loyalton, California LCCN2013633851Photo: Carol M. Highsmith · Public domain
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Outdoors in Loyalton

Few parks or trails are on the map in Loyalton

6% of Loyalton’s land is conserved, about 15 acres. 4 acres are parks and preserves, 5.8 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Loyalton, 0.6 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
6%
15 acres · of 0.4 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
4 ac
5.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
87%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

15 conserved acres

6% of Loyalton’s land. Who manages Loyalton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits11 ac
Town or city6 ac
Ranch Easement · 11 acLocal Park · 6 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 9 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Loyalton Park
Local Park
Town or city6Open
Things to do

3 places to go in Loyalton

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Public pools in Loyalton
Swimming Pool (Closed)
Directions
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Skate park
1Basketball
1Football
1Soccer

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Loyalton: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.710.611.813.214.315.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)444854606979878680675343
Rain (in)2.92.72.41.21.00.60.30.20.41.01.63.0

August is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 3.0 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Loyalton →

Questions about parks and trails in Loyalton

Is there public land near Loyalton?

81,852 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Loyalton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Loyalton 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 →