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Outdoors in Milford

Few parks or trails are on the map in Milford

33% of Milford’s land is conserved, about 1,125 acres. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Milford, 0.2 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
33%
1,125 acres · of 5.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
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

1,125 conserved acres

33% of Milford’s land. Who manages Milford’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service970 ac
Bureau of Land Management156 ac
National Forest · 970 acNational Public Lands · 156 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Plumas National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service970Open
Eagle Lake Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management156Open
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Elmers Grade0.1 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Milford: May and 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)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.813.712.411.19.99.3
High (°F)434753586878878679665142
Rain (in)2.62.12.11.21.20.60.30.20.40.91.52.8

August is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 2.8 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Milford →

Questions about parks and trails in Milford

Is there public land near Milford?

139,078 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Milford or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,120 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Milford 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 →