Cleveland National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
3,532 acres8.9 mi of trail
Noble Canyon TrailDeer Creek trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Rsduhamel at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Pine Valley
More than half of Pine Valley’s land is conserved: 79%
79% of Pine Valley’s land is conserved, about 3,646 acres. 9.0 miles of mapped trail cross Pine Valley, 1.3 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Cleveland National Forest (8.9 mi).
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
79%
3,646 acres · of 7.2 sq mi of land
Trails
9.0 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
18 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
45%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Pine Valley?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Pine Valley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pine Valley is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Pine Valley’s overall grade.
Conserved land79% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (9 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4APark land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (18 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home45% 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 77%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to A. 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 Cleveland National Forest, with 8.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
3,646 conserved acres
79% of Pine Valley’s land. Who manages Pine Valley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service3,539 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government91 ac
County17 ac
National Forest · 3,539 acUnknown Easement · 91 acLocal Park · 17 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 90 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 3,539 | Open |
| Pine Valley Park Local Park | County | 17 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Pine Valley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Pine Valley
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 5.9 miHorses · 4.5 miUnpaved · 4.6 mi
Noble Canyon Trail3.1 mi
Deer Creek trail1.4 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.
Noble Canyon TrailBike route
3.1 miCourts & fields
2Basketball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Pine Valley: 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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 57 | 61 | 65 | 72 | 82 | 89 | 90 | 84 | 74 | 64 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.4 |
June is the driest month (0.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 4.8 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pine Valley →
Questions about parks and trails in Pine Valley
Where can I hike in Pine Valley?
The longest trail networks: Cleveland National Forest, 8.9 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Pine Valley is conserved land?
79% 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 Pine Valley’s trails?
Cleveland National Forest and Pine Valley County Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Pine Valley?
165,568 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pine Valley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,576 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pine Valley have?
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Pine Valley 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 →