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Outdoors in McCloud

Few parks or trails are on the map in McCloud

15% of McCloud’s land is conserved, about 234 acres. 17 acres are parks and preserves, 21 per 1,000 residents. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross McCloud, 0.5 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
15%
234 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.1 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
17 ac
21 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
82%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Hoo Hoo Park

Park
10 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

234 conserved acres

15% of McCloud’s land. Who manages McCloud’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits533 ac
U.S. Forest Service14 ac
Regional agency11 ac
Unknown Easement · 333 acForest Stewardship Easement · 177 acConservation Easement · 23 acNational Forest · 14 acLocal Park · 11 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 209 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Shasta National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service14Open
Hoo Hoo Park
Local Park
Regional agency11Open
Things to do

1 places to go in McCloud

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

Playgrounds in McCloud

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Old Mount Shasta - Mount Lassen Highway0.4 mi
Biking & sports

0.1 miles of bike routes

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

0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Football

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

History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
McCloudDistrict · listed 1990
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in McCloud: May, June and September

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)9.510.611.813.314.515.114.913.812.411.09.89.2
High (°F)475055617079888881685345
Rain (in)7.87.66.53.62.41.10.20.20.62.35.28.8

July is the driest month (0.2 in) and the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 8.8 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in McCloud →

Questions about parks and trails in McCloud

Are dogs allowed on McCloud’s trails?

Hoo Hoo Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in McCloud?

0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near McCloud?

75,900 acres of parks and open public land lie inside McCloud or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 32 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from McCloud neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →