Photo: ShticktatorTal · CC BY-SA 4.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Quartz Hill
14 acres are parks and preserves, 1.2 per 1,000 residents. 34% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns · #821 of 847 in California. What drives it
How much outdoors does Quartz Hill have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Quartz Hill is ahead of 9% of U.S. towns, #821 of 847 in California. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
14 conserved acres
1% of Quartz Hill’s land. Who manages Quartz Hill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Lane Park Local Park | County | 14 | Open |
6 places to go in Quartz Hill
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 picnic areas without a name on the map.
2.2 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 Quartz Hill: 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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 59 | 61 | 67 | 72 | 80 | 89 | 96 | 96 | 90 | 79 | 67 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
August is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 1.7 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Quartz Hill →
Quartz Hill and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Quartz Hill
How much of Quartz Hill is conserved land?
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 Quartz Hill’s trails?
George Lane Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Quartz Hill?
2.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.2 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Quartz Hill?
28,200 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Quartz Hill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Quartz Hill have?
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #821 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 Quartz Hill 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 →