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Outdoors in Mohawk Vista

More than half of Mohawk Vista’s land is conserved: 80%

80% of Mohawk Vista’s land is conserved, about 6,092 acres. 13 miles of mapped trail cross Mohawk Vista, 1.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
80%
6,092 acres · of 12.0 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
7,195 ft
Penman Peak
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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

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

6,092 conserved acres

80% of Mohawk Vista’s land. Who manages Mohawk Vista’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service6,092 ac
National Forest · 6,092 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Plumas National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service6,092Open
Things to do

2 places to go in Mohawk Vista

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

Peaks in Mohawk Vista
Penman Peak7,195 ft elevation
Directions

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

Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Unpaved · 1.9 mi
Forest Road 23N871.4 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Mohawk Vista: May to August

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)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)434448546273828175635041
Rain (in)6.66.35.83.12.20.80.20.20.62.23.87.0

July is the driest month (0.2 in) and the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 7.0 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Mohawk Vista →

Next door

Mohawk Vista and its neighbors

Mohawk Vista has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Mohawk Vista— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Mabie— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
C-Road— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Mohawk Vista

Is there public land near Mohawk Vista?

209,720 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mohawk Vista or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6,123 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Mohawk Vista 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 →