Few parks or trails are on the map in Pioneer
67 acres are parks and preserves, 58 per 1,000 residents. 0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Pioneer. 46% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Pioneer have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pioneer is ahead of 42% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles 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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66 conserved acres
3% of Pioneer’s land. Who manages Pioneer’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mollie Joyce Park Local Park | County | 66 | Open |
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 Pioneer: May and 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 56 | 60 | 65 | 73 | 83 | 91 | 91 | 85 | 74 | 60 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 7.8 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 7.5 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 7.8 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pioneer →
Pioneer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer | 3% | under 0.1 | 58 | 46% | C+ |
| Red Corral | 2% | 0.3 | under 1 | 19% | C− |
| Buckhorn | under 1% | 1.1 | under 1 | under 1% | D |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pioneer
How much of Pioneer is conserved land?
3% 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 Pioneer?
33,465 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pioneer or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 280 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pioneer have?
Ahead of 42% 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 Pioneer 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 →