Oroville Wildlife Management Area
Nature preserve
2,624 acres13.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Thermalito
45% of Thermalito’s land is conserved: 3,615 acres
3,624 acres are parks and preserves, 539 per 1,000 residents. 16 miles of mapped trail cross Thermalito, 1.2 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Oroville Wildlife Management Area (13.8 mi).
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns · #93 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
45%
3,615 acres · of 12.7 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
3,624 ac
539 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
71%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Thermalito?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Thermalito have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Thermalito is ahead of 96% of U.S. towns, #93 of 847 in California. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Thermalito’s overall grade.
Conserved land45% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%A+Trails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (16 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land539 acres of park per 1,000 residents (3,624 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home71% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 96%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 89%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A to A+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Oroville WMA, with 13.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Clay Pit State Vehicular Recreation Area
Park
218 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Lake Oroville State Recreational Area
Park
134 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Lake Oroville State Recreation Area
Nature preserve
48 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Oroville Wildlife Management Area2,624 acres · 13.8 mi of trail
DirectionsClay Pit State Vehicular Recreation Area218 acres
DirectionsLake Oroville State Recreational Area134 acres
Lake Oroville State Recreation Area48 acres
Riverbend Park1 acres
Who protects it
3,615 conserved acres
45% of Thermalito’s land. Who manages Thermalito’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife3,157 ac
State parks452 ac
County5 ac
Regional agency1 ac
State Conservation Area · 3,157 acState Recreation Area · 452 acLocal Other or Unknown · 5 acLocal Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oroville Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 3,157 | Open |
| Lake Oroville State Recreation Area State Recreation Area | State parks | 234 | Open |
| Clay Pit State Vehicular Recreation Area State Recreation Area | State parks | 218 | Restricted |
| Unnamed Site - Butte, County of Local Other or Unknown | County | 5 | Open |
| Riverbend Park Local Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Thermalito
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Thermalito
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out
The best walking months in Thermalito: 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 62 | 67 | 73 | 82 | 90 | 96 | 95 | 90 | 79 | 65 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 4.5 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 5.1 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Thermalito →
Next door
Thermalito and its neighbors
Thermalito has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thermalito | 45% | 1.2 | 539 | 71% | A+ |
| Oroville | 4% | 0.7 | 14 | 96% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Thermalito
Where can I hike in Thermalito?
The longest trail networks: Oroville Wildlife Management Area, 13.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Thermalito is conserved land?
45% 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.
Are dogs allowed on Thermalito’s trails?
Oroville Wildlife Management Area and Clay Pit State Vehicular Recreation Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Thermalito?
34,109 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Thermalito or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3,624 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Thermalito have?
Ahead of 96% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #93 of 847 in California. 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 Thermalito 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 →