Mariposa County High School Auditorium · Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0Mariposa has 220 acres of parks, 193 for every 1,000 residents
7% of Mariposa’s land is conserved, about 180 acres. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Mariposa, 0.3 per square mile of land. 61% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Mariposa?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Mariposa have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mariposa is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls 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.
180 conserved acres
7% of Mariposa’s land. Who manages Mariposa’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiske Property Local Other or Unknown | County | 96 | Open |
| Mariposa Park Local Park | County | 80 | Open |
| Stockton Creek Preserve Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
| Hulbert Property Local Other or Unknown | County | 2 | Open |
2 named trails
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.
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 8 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Mariposa: 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) | 9.8 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 58 | 62 | 67 | 77 | 87 | 94 | 93 | 88 | 76 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 4.9 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 5.7 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mariposa →
Questions about parks and trails in Mariposa
How much of Mariposa is conserved land?
7% 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 Mariposa’s trails?
Mariposa County Fairgrounds and Mariposa Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mariposa?
38,573 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mariposa or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 220 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mariposa have?
Ahead of 74% 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 Mariposa 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 →