Charles Byrd Park
Managed by Weed Recreation and Parks District
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Marshman at English Wikipedia / Eric Guinther · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Weed
Weed has 18 miles of mapped trails, 3.7 for every square mile of land
84% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 24 acres are parks and preserves, 8.7 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns · #423 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
20 acres · of 4.8 sq mi of land
Trails
18 mi
3.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
24 ac
8.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
84%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.6 mi
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Weed?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Weed have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Weed is ahead of 62% of U.S. towns, #423 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Weed’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails3.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (18 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land8.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (24 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home84% 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 62%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 50%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
20 conserved acres
1% of Weed’s land. Who manages Weed’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city10 ac
Regional agency9 ac
Local Park · 10 acLocal Recreation Area · 9 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sons Park and Lobis Field Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 8 | Open |
| Bel-Air Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Charlie Byrd Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Weed Skate Park Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Weed
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Weed
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Weed
Cougar Park Picnic Area
DirectionsTrails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.6 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
5Baseball
4Tennis
3Basketball
2Soccer
2Multi-sport
1Skate park
1Football
1Tracks
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Shasta Inn and Weed Lumber Company Boarding HouseBuilding · listed 1980
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Weed: April to June and September
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) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 49 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 78 | 87 | 87 | 80 | 67 | 52 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.7 |
August is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.0 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Weed →
Questions about parks and trails in Weed
How much of Weed is conserved land?
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.
Are dogs allowed on Weed’s trails?
Charles Byrd Park and Bel Air Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Weed?
0.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Weed?
107,246 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Weed or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 24 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Weed have?
Ahead of 62% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #423 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 Weed 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 →