Great Falls Basin Wilderness
Managed by Bureau of Land Management
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
–Not graded
Outdoors in Trona
Few parks or trails are on the map in Trona
3 acres are parks and preserves, 278 per 1,000 residents. 30 miles of mapped trail cross Trona, 3.3 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
under 1%
4 acres · of 9.3 sq mi of land
Trails
30 mi
3.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
278 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Indian Joe Springs Ecological Reserve
Managed by California Department of Fish and Wildlife
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
4 conserved acres
under 1% of Trona’s land. Who manages Trona’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife4 ac
State Department of Land1 ac
State Conservation Area · 4 acState Resource Management Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Joe Spring Ecological Reserve State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 4 | Open |
| California State Lands Commission State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 1 | Open |
Trails & water
12 named trails
Named trails
P1052.6 mi
P272.2 mi
P1402.0 mi
P361.3 mi
P400.8 mi
P280.8 mi
P1380.7 mi
P660.2 mi
P1150.2 mi
P0150.1 mi
2 more trails
P35
0.1 miP137
0.1 miBiking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
April is the best month for walking in Trona
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 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 66 | 73 | 80 | 90 | 100 | 106 | 105 | 98 | 85 | 70 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
June is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 106 °F). 1.1 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 106 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Trona →
Next door
Trona and its neighbors
Trona 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trona | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Valley Wells | — 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 Trona
Are dogs allowed on Trona’s trails?
Great Falls Basin Wilderness and Indian Joe Springs Ecological Reserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Trona?
109,291 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Trona or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4,294 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Trona 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 →