Feeney Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Jakobemerson · CC BY-SA 4.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Murphys
Few parks or trails are on the map in Murphys
43% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 9 acres are parks and preserves, 4.8 per 1,000 residents. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Murphys, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 5.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.4 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
9 ac
4.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
43%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Murphys have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Murphys is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Murphys’ overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land4.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (9 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13CParks close to home43% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%C+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 19%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Murphys. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Murphys Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Veterans Memorial Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
1 places to go in Murphys
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Murphys
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Murphys: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 57 | 60 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 91 | 91 | 86 | 75 | 61 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 6.5 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 6.8 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Murphys →
Questions about parks and trails in Murphys
How much of Murphys is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Murphys’ trails?
Feeney Park and Murphys Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Murphys?
84,623 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Murphys or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 28 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Murphys have?
Ahead of 19% 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 Murphys 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 →