Few parks or trails are on the map in Palo Cedro
12% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 18 acres are parks and preserves, 4.9 per 1,000 residents. 3.2 miles of mapped trail cross Palo Cedro, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns · #755 of 847 in California. What drives it
How much outdoors does Palo Cedro have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Palo Cedro is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns, #755 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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19 conserved acres
under 1% of Palo Cedro’s land. Who manages Palo Cedro’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Cedro Community Park Private Recreation or Education | Land trusts & nonprofits | 19 | Open |
2 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Palo Cedro: 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 61 | 65 | 72 | 82 | 91 | 99 | 97 | 92 | 79 | 64 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 6.0 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 6.2 |
July is the driest month (0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 99 °F). 6.2 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 99 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Palo Cedro →
Palo Cedro 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Cedro | under 1% | 0.4 | 5 | 12% | C− |
| Bella Vista | under 1% | 1.2 | under 1 | under 1% | C− |
| Millville | — 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 Palo Cedro
How much of Palo Cedro 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.
Is there public land near Palo Cedro?
10,606 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Palo Cedro or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 18 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Palo Cedro have?
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #755 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 Palo Cedro neighbors.
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 →