31% of Quincy’s land is conserved: 831 acres
7.6 miles of mapped trail cross Quincy, 1.8 per square mile of land. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 2.6 per 1,000 residents. 68% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Quincy?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Quincy have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Quincy is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident 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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
831 conserved acres
31% of Quincy’s land. Who manages Quincy’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plumas National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 831 | Open |
1 named trail
0.4 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 Quincy: 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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 51 | 57 | 63 | 72 | 82 | 90 | 89 | 83 | 71 | 55 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 7.1 |
July is the driest month (0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 7.1 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Quincy →
Quincy and its neighbors
Quincy has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quincy | 31% | 1.8 | 3 | 68% | B+ |
| East Quincy | 61% | 1.3 | 5 | 16% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Quincy
How much of Quincy is conserved land?
31% 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 Quincy’s trails?
Dame Shirley doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Quincy?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Quincy?
179,315 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Quincy or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 850 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Quincy have?
Ahead of 74% 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 Quincy 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 →