Weedpatch Camp · Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Weedpatch
5 acres are parks and preserves, 1.8 per 1,000 residents. 2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Weedpatch, 0.6 per square mile of land. 48% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns · #713 of 847 in California. What drives it
How much outdoors does Weedpatch have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Weedpatch is ahead of 27% of U.S. towns, #713 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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5 conserved acres
under 1% of Weedpatch’s land. Who manages Weedpatch’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weedpatch Park Local Park | Regional agency | 5 | Open |
The best walking months in Weedpatch: 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) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 61 | 67 | 72 | 78 | 86 | 94 | 99 | 98 | 93 | 83 | 70 | 61 |
| Rain (in) | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 99 °F). 1.9 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 99 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Weedpatch →
Weedpatch and its neighbors
Weedpatch 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weedpatch | under 1% | 0.6 | 2 | 48% | C |
| Lamont | 1% | 0.2 | 2 | 78% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Weedpatch
How much of Weedpatch is conserved land?
under 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.
Is there public land near Weedpatch?
761 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Weedpatch or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Weedpatch have?
Ahead of 27% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #713 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 Weedpatch neighbors.
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 →