Few parks or trails are on the map in Parksdale
88% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5 acres are parks and preserves, 1.8 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Parksdale, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns · #734 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Parksdale?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Parksdale have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Parksdale is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns, #734 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull 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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3 conserved acres
under 1% of Parksdale’s land. Who manages Parksdale’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parksdale Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
The best walking months in Parksdale: 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 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 62 | 68 | 74 | 83 | 92 | 97 | 96 | 91 | 80 | 66 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 2.2 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Parksdale →
Parksdale and its neighbors
Parksdale has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parksdale | under 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 88% | C− |
| Madera | 2% | 0.3 | 3 | 73% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Parksdale
How much of Parksdale 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 Parksdale?
1,645 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Parksdale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Parksdale have?
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #734 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 Parksdale 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 →