Few parks or trails are on the map in Rancho Calaveras
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Rancho Calaveras.
Ahead of 2% of U.S. towns · #845 of 847 in California. What drives it
How much outdoors does Rancho Calaveras have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rancho Calaveras is ahead of 2% of U.S. towns, #845 of 847 in California. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; trail miles come 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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1 lakes & rivers
The best walking months in Rancho Calaveras: 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 61 | 66 | 71 | 80 | 89 | 95 | 94 | 89 | 79 | 65 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.8 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 3.9 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Rancho Calaveras →
Questions about parks and trails in Rancho Calaveras
How much of Rancho Calaveras is conserved land?
under 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.
Is there public land near Rancho Calaveras?
14,831 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rancho Calaveras or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Rancho Calaveras have?
Ahead of 2% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #845 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 Rancho Calaveras 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 →