Few parks or trails are on the map in Squirrel Mountain Valley
10% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 3% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Squirrel Mountain Valley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Squirrel Mountain Valley is ahead of 3% of U.S. towns. 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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The best walking months in Squirrel Mountain Valley: 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) | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 58 | 62 | 67 | 76 | 86 | 94 | 93 | 87 | 75 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
June is the driest month (0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 2.3 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Squirrel Mountain Valley →
Questions about parks and trails in Squirrel Mountain Valley
How much of Squirrel Mountain Valley 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 Squirrel Mountain Valley?
90,835 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Squirrel Mountain Valley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Squirrel Mountain Valley have?
Ahead of 3% 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 Squirrel Mountain Valley 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 →