Photo: UncleVinny · CC BY 3.06% of Pollock Pines’ land is conserved: 340 acres
22% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 27 acres are parks and preserves, 4.3 per 1,000 residents. 1.0 miles of mapped trail cross Pollock Pines, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns · #702 of 847 in California. What drives it
How much outdoors does Pollock Pines have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pollock Pines is ahead of 29% of U.S. towns, #702 of 847 in California. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls 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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340 conserved acres
6% of Pollock Pines’ land. Who manages Pollock Pines’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eldorado National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 315 | Open |
| Sly Park Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 13 | Open |
| Forebay Park Local Park | County | 12 | Open |
1 places to go in Pollock Pines
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The best walking months in Pollock Pines: 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 54 | 58 | 63 | 71 | 81 | 89 | 89 | 83 | 72 | 58 | 51 |
| Rain (in) | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 8.1 |
August is the driest month (0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 8.1 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pollock Pines →
Questions about parks and trails in Pollock Pines
How much of Pollock Pines is conserved land?
6% 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 Pollock Pines?
121,219 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pollock Pines or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 344 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pollock Pines have?
Ahead of 29% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #702 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 Pollock Pines 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 →