John Muir Wilderness
Managed by United States Forest Service
733 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Dcrjsr · CC BY 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Swall Meadows
More than half of Swall Meadows’ land is conserved: 61%
61% of Swall Meadows’ land is conserved, about 1,772 acres. 107 acres are parks and preserves, 319 per 1,000 residents. 2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Swall Meadows, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
61%
1,772 acres · of 4.5 sq mi of land
Trails
2.9 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
107 ac
319 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1,772 conserved acres
61% of Swall Meadows’ land. Who manages Swall Meadows’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service1,436 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits231 ac
State fish & wildlife69 ac
Town or city36 ac
National Forest · 1,436 acConservation Easement · 107 acState Conservation Area · 69 acUnknown Easement · 66 acPrivate Conservation · 58 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 173 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inyo National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 1,436 | Open |
| Round Valley Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 69 | Closed |
| Swall Wildlife Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 58 | Open |
| Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 36 | Open |
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.5 mi
Sherwin's Wagon Road (Wagon Wheel)0.3 mi
When to get out
The best walking months in Swall Meadows: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.8 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 47 | 52 | 58 | 66 | 77 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 53 | 45 |
| Rain (in) | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
August is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 1.5 inches fall in January, the wettest month. The climate in Swall Meadows →
Next door
Swall Meadows and its neighbors
Swall Meadows 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swall Meadows | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Paradise | — 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 Swall Meadows
Are dogs allowed on Swall Meadows’ trails?
John Muir Wilderness doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Swall Meadows?
121,627 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Swall Meadows or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,110 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Swall Meadows 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 →