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Olancha city limit sign along Southbound HWY 395 on June 18 2010Photo: Rue7wiki · Public domain
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Outdoors in Olancha

Few parks or trails are on the map in Olancha

35% of Olancha’s land is conserved, about 1,782 acres. 320 acres are parks and preserves, 2,829 per 1,000 residents. 26 miles of mapped trail cross Olancha, 3.3 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
35%
1,782 acres · of 7.8 sq mi of land
Trails
26 mi
3.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
320 ac
2,829 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
7%
of residents within ½ mile
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

1,782 conserved acres

35% of Olancha’s land. Who manages Olancha’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Town or city1,782 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 1,782 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Local Other or Unknown
Town or city1,782Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Olancha

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

Campgrounds in Olancha
Olancha Resort
Directions
Trails & water

2 named trails

Named trails
Unpaved · 12.8 mi
Lone Pine Subdivision3.8 mi
Los Angeles Acueducto1.9 mi
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Courts & fields
1Tennis

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Olancha: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.910.811.913.114.114.614.413.512.411.210.29.7
High (°F)565966728192989790786555
Rain (in)1.31.30.70.20.20.10.20.10.10.30.30.9

June is the driest month (0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 98 °F). 1.3 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 98 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Olancha →

Next door

Olancha and its neighbors

Olancha has the most mapped trails of the 2 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
Olancha— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Cartago— 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 Olancha

Is there public land near Olancha?

53,499 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Olancha or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 751 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Olancha neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →