Angeles National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
29 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Piñon Hills
Piñon Hills has 65 miles of mapped trails, 2.0 for every square mile of land
2 acres are parks and preserves, 0.3 per 1,000 residents. 10% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns · #750 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
10 acres · of 32.1 sq mi of land
Trails
65 mi
2.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
0.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
10%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Piñon Hills?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Piñon Hills have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Piñon Hills is ahead of 21% of U.S. towns, #750 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Piñon Hills’ overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails2.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (65 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4APark land0.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13DParks close to home10% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%D
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 21%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 11%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Piñon Hills. 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
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 Angeles National Forest, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Piñon Hills Park
Managed by PHELAN PIÑON HILLS COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
10 conserved acres
under 1% of Piñon Hills’ land. Who manages Piñon Hills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service9 ac
Regional agency1 ac
National Forest · 9 acLocal Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 9 | Open |
| Piñon Hills Park Local Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
9 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 10.7 mi
Madrid Place0.4 mi
Sienna Ridge0.4 mi
Seville Place0.3 mi
Pinon Pine Trail0.2 mi
Valley View0.1 mi
Jack Rabbit Run0.1 mi
Fords Place0.1 mi
Prado Court0.1 mi
Valley Court0.1 mi
When to get out
The best walking months in Piñon Hills: April to June
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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 55 | 57 | 62 | 68 | 75 | 85 | 91 | 91 | 85 | 74 | 63 | 54 |
| Rain (in) | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
June is the driest month (0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 2.1 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Piñon Hills →
Next door
Piñon Hills and its neighbors
Piñon Hills 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piñon Hills | under 1% | 2.0 | under 1 | 10% | C− |
| Phelan | under 1% | 1.6 | under 1 | 4% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Piñon Hills
Where can I hike in Piñon Hills?
The longest trail networks: Angeles National Forest, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Piñon Hills 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.
Are dogs allowed on Piñon Hills’ trails?
Angeles National Forest and Piñon Hills Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Piñon Hills?
45,953 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Piñon Hills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Piñon Hills have?
Ahead of 21% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #750 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 Piñon Hills 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 →