Deer Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Nice
99% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Nice
1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Nice, 0.6 per square mile of land. 44 acres are parks and preserves, 17 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Nice’s land is conserved, about 24 acres.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #339 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
24 acres · of 1.7 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
44 ac
17 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.3 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Nice?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Nice have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Nice is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #339 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Nice’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land17 acres of park per 1,000 residents (44 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13BParks close to home99% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 72%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 60%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A−. 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
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lakeview Park
Park
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Black Oak Park
Managed by County of Lake
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Nice Keeling Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Hinman Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsDeer Park9 acres
Lakeview Park8 acres
Black Oak Park4 acres · County of Lake
Nice Keeling Park2 acres
Who protects it
24 conserved acres
2% of Nice’s land. Who manages Nice’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County24 ac
Local Park · 21 acLocal Other or Unknown · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hammond Avenue Park Local Park | County | 13 | Open |
| Keeling Park Local Park | County | 7 | Open |
| Unnamed Site - Lake, Couty of Local Other or Unknown | County | 3 | Open |
| Nice Community Beach Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
| Hinman County Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Nice
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Nice
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Nice
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Nice: April to 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 57 | 62 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 92 | 91 | 87 | 75 | 62 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 7.8 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 7.3 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 7.8 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Nice →
Questions about parks and trails in Nice
How much of Nice is conserved land?
2% 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 Nice’s trails?
Deer Park and Lakeview Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Nice?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Nice?
37,085 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Nice or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 44 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Nice have?
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #339 of 847 in California. 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 Nice 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 →