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Outdoors in Taylorsville

More than half of Taylorsville’s land is conserved: 75%

75% of Taylorsville’s land is conserved, about 1,578 acres. 9 acres are parks and preserves, 73 per 1,000 residents. 4.7 miles of mapped trail cross Taylorsville, 1.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
75%
1,578 acres · of 3.2 sq mi of land
Trails
4.7 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
9 ac
73 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
87%
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

1,578 conserved acres

75% of Taylorsville’s land. Who manages Taylorsville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service1,535 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits43 ac
National Forest · 1,535 acRanch Easement · 43 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 43 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Plumas National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service1,535Open
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Open to bikes · 4.0 miHorses · 4.0 miUnpaved · 4.0 mi
Quincy Taylorsville Connector4.0 mi
When to get out

The best walking months in Taylorsville: May and June

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)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.3
High (°F)444854606979888780685243
Rain (in)7.27.06.23.42.30.90.20.20.52.24.17.7

July is the driest month (0.2 in) and the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 7.7 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Taylorsville →

Questions about parks and trails in Taylorsville

Is there public land near Taylorsville?

172,087 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Taylorsville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 925 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Taylorsville 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 →