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Outdoors in Spaulding

More than half of Spaulding’s land is conserved: 68%

68% of Spaulding’s land is conserved, about 1,445 acres. 5.3 miles of mapped trail cross Spaulding, 1.6 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
68%
1,445 acres · of 3.3 sq mi of land
Trails
5.3 mi
1.6 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

1,445 conserved acres

68% of Spaulding’s land. Who manages Spaulding’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service1,445 ac
National Forest · 1,445 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Lassen National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service1,445Open
When to get out

The best walking months in Spaulding: May to September

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)9.610.611.813.214.415.114.813.812.411.09.89.3
High (°F)424551576676868578645041
Rain (in)3.02.72.61.71.40.80.30.20.31.11.83.5

August is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 3.5 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Spaulding →

Questions about parks and trails in Spaulding

Is there public land near Spaulding?

113,368 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Spaulding or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,458 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Spaulding neighbors.

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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 →