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Outdoors in Sierra Village

Few parks or trails are on the map in Sierra Village

17% of Sierra Village’s land is conserved, about 282 acres. 69 acres are parks and preserves, 457 per 1,000 residents. 3.6 miles of mapped trail cross Sierra Village, 1.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
17%
282 acres · of 2.6 sq mi of land
Trails
3.6 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
69 ac
457 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
32%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Who protects it

282 conserved acres

17% of Sierra Village’s land. Who manages Sierra Village’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service215 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits68 ac
National Forest · 215 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 68 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Stanislaus National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service215Open
Odd Fellows High Sierra Park
Private Recreation or Education
Land trusts & nonprofits68Open
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.6 miUnpaved · 1.0 mi
Lightning0.3 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Sierra Village: May to August

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.810.711.813.114.214.814.613.612.411.110.19.5
High (°F)505155606878858580695749
Rain (in)8.68.07.24.02.50.70.10.10.42.64.58.0

August is the driest month (0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 8.6 inches fall in January, the wettest month. The climate in Sierra Village →

Next door

Sierra Village and its neighbors

Sierra Village has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Sierra Village— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Long Barn— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Mi-Wuk Village— 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 Sierra Village

Is there public land near Sierra Village?

162,727 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sierra Village or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 285 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Sierra Village 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 →