Oakhurst Community Park
Park
5 acres0.2 mi of trail
Oakhurst River Parkway
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailhead
Photo: Guywelch2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Oakhurst
33% of Oakhurst’s land is conserved: 6,973 acres
21 miles of mapped trail cross Oakhurst, 0.6 per square mile of land. 15% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 27 acres are parks and preserves, 4.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns · #513 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
33%
6,973 acres · of 33.5 sq mi of land
Trails
21 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
27 ac
4.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
15%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.7 mi
0.5 mi lanes
Highest peak
3,960 ft
Taylor Mountain
What kind of outdoors town is Oakhurst?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Oakhurst have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Oakhurst is ahead of 53% of U.S. towns, #513 of 847 in California. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Oakhurst’s overall grade.
Conserved land33% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (21 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land4.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (27 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13CParks close to home15% 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 53%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 39%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B+. 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
The longest trail network is Oakhurst Community Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Fresno Flats Historic Village and Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Who protects it
6,973 conserved acres
33% of Oakhurst’s land. Who manages Oakhurst’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service6,963 ac
County9 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits2 ac
National Forest · 6,963 acLocal Park · 9 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 6,963 | Open |
| Oakhurst Community Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
| Community Center Park Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
| Fresno Flats Historic Park Private Recreation or Education | Land trusts & nonprofits | 2 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Oakhurst
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Waterfalls in Oakhurst
Corlieu Falls
DirectionsScenic views in Oakhurst
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Oakhurst
Taylor Mountain3,960 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
4 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 2.7 mi
Oakhurst River Parkway1.9 mi
6S13C0.5 mi
5S580.2 mi
Lewis Creek Trail0.1 mi
Biking & sports
2.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
2.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
7Tennis
5Baseball
1Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Oakhurst: April and May
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 57 | 62 | 67 | 76 | 87 | 95 | 94 | 88 | 76 | 64 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 5.9 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 5.0 |
August is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 5.9 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Oakhurst →
Next door
Oakhurst and its neighbors
Oakhurst has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakhurst | 33% | 0.6 | 4 | 15% | B− |
| Bass Lake | — 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 Oakhurst
Where can I hike in Oakhurst?
The longest trail networks: Oakhurst Community Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Oakhurst is conserved land?
33% 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 Oakhurst’s trails?
Oakhurst Community Park and Fresno Flats Historic Village and Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Oakhurst?
2.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of painted or protected lanes and 2.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Oakhurst?
162,358 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oakhurst or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7,057 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Oakhurst have?
Ahead of 53% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #513 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 Oakhurst 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 →