Eufay Wood Sr. Memorial Park
Park
11 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: CommanderCold · CC BY-SA 4.0A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Plumas Lake
Plumas Lake has 21 miles of mapped trails, 1.8 for every square mile of land
946 acres are parks and preserves, 100 per 1,000 residents. 13% of Plumas Lake’s land is conserved, about 1,019 acres. 94% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns · #84 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
13%
1,019 acres · of 11.8 sq mi of land
Trails
21 mi
1.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
946 ac
100 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
94%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
8.5 mi
8.5 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Plumas Lake?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Plumas Lake have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Plumas Lake is ahead of 96% of U.S. towns, #84 of 847 in California. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Plumas Lake’s overall grade.
Conserved land13% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (21 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4APark land100 acres of park per 1,000 residents (946 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13AParks close to home94% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 96%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 90%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A 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 Eufay Wood Sr. Memorial Park, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Feather River East Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 10 parks & preserves
Eufay Wood Sr. Memorial Park11 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
DirectionsRiverside Meadows Park5 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsBill Pinkerton Memorial Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Veterans Park6 acres
DirectionsFeather River East Park4 acres
Donald E. Brown Memorial Park2 acres
Kule Loklo Park2 acres
Bear River2 acres
Deputy B Meilbeck Memorial Park1 acres
DirectionsPrairie Trails Park1 acres
Who protects it
1,019 conserved acres
13% of Plumas Lake’s land. Who manages Plumas Lake’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife933 ac
Regional agency86 ac
State Conservation Area · 899 acLocal Other or Unknown · 54 acState Resource Management Area · 34 acLocal Park · 32 acState Recreation Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 16 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feather River Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 899 | Open |
| Bear River Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 81 | Unknown |
| Rio Del Oro Park Site Local Park | Regional agency | 11 | Open |
| Plumas Lake Park Local Park | Regional agency | 5 | Open |
| Riverside Meadows Park Local Park | Regional agency | 5 | Open |
| Bear River Park Local Park | Regional agency | 4 | Open |
| Rio Del Oro Park 1 Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 3 | Open |
| Rolling Hills Park Local Park | Regional agency | 3 | Open |
| Rio Del Oro Park 2 Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
| Plumas Ranch Park Local Park | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
4 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
5 places to go in Plumas Lake
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Plumas Lake
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.6 mi
Bear River Habitat Trail3.5 mi
Biking & sports
8.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
8.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Plumas Lake: 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 62 | 67 | 74 | 82 | 91 | 97 | 95 | 91 | 80 | 66 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3.4 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 3.9 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Plumas Lake →
Next door
Plumas Lake and its neighbors
Plumas Lake has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumas Lake | 13% | 1.8 | 100 | 94% | A+ |
| Rio Oso | — 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 Plumas Lake
Where can I hike in Plumas Lake?
The longest trail networks: Eufay Wood Sr. Memorial Park, 0.9 miles; Riverside Meadows Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Plumas Lake is conserved land?
13% 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 Plumas Lake’s trails?
Eufay Wood Sr. Memorial Park and Riverside Meadows Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Plumas Lake?
8.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 8.5 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Plumas Lake?
6,083 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Plumas Lake or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 946 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Plumas Lake have?
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #84 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 Plumas Lake 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 →