Palermo Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Frank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in Palermo
Few parks or trails are on the map in Palermo
5 acres are parks and preserves, 1.0 per 1,000 residents. 22% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Palermo’s land is conserved, about 352 acres.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns · #801 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
352 acres · of 29.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
1.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
22%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Palermo have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Palermo is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns, #801 of 847 in California. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Palermo’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4C−Park land1.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (5 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13DParks close to home22% 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 13%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 5%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Palermo. 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.
Who protects it
352 conserved acres
2% of Palermo’s land. Who manages Palermo’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits347 ac
Regional agency4 ac
County1 ac
Conservation Easement · 347 acLocal Park · 4 acLocal Other or Unknown · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 347 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo Park Local Park | Regional agency | 4 | Open |
| Butte Holding 2 Local Other or Unknown | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Palermo
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Palermo
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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
2Basketball
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Oroville InnBuilding · listed 1990
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Palermo: 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 62 | 67 | 73 | 82 | 90 | 96 | 95 | 90 | 79 | 65 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 4.9 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 5.2 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Palermo →
Next door
Palermo and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palermo | 2% | under 0.1 | 1 | 22% | D |
| Oroville East | 4% | 0.2 | 75 | 26% | B− |
| Oroville | 4% | 0.7 | 14 | 96% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Palermo
How much of Palermo 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 Palermo’s trails?
Palermo Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Palermo?
46,068 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Palermo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Palermo have?
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #801 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 Palermo 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 →