Westwood has 8.5 miles of mapped trails, 1.5 for every square mile of land
72% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 13 acres are parks and preserves, 12 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Westwood?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Westwood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Westwood is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns. 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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12 conserved acres
under 1% of Westwood’s land. Who manages Westwood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood Community Park Local Park | Regional agency | 8 | Open |
| Mountain Meadows State Resource Management Area | State fish & wildlife | 4 | Closed |
The best walking months in Westwood: May to August
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) | 9.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 42 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 64 | 50 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 6.8 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 7.4 |
August is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 7.4 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Westwood →
Westwood and its neighbors
Westwood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood | under 1% | 1.5 | 12 | 72% | B |
| Clear Creek | — 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 Westwood
How much of Westwood 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 Westwood?
101,604 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Westwood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Westwood have?
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Westwood 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 →