Tom Abe Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: T71024 · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Wheatland
Wheatland has 16 miles of mapped trails, 1.9 for every square mile of land
93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 15 acres are parks and preserves, 3.7 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns · #494 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
15 acres · of 8.1 sq mi of land
Trails
16 mi
1.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
15 ac
3.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
93%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Wheatland?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wheatland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wheatland is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns, #494 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wheatland’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails1.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (16 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4APark land3.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (15 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13CParks close to home93% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 54%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 42%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B+. 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
15 conserved acres
under 1% of Wheatland’s land. Who manages Wheatland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city14 ac
Local Park · 7 acLocal Recreation Area · 6 acLocal Other or Unknown · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| C Street Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| City of Wheatland Open Space Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Closed |
| Detention Pond Open Space Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Park Place Neighborhood Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Wheatland Ranch Neighborhood Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Open Space Path to Park Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Wheatland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Wheatland
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & 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
4Baseball
1Basketball
1Football
1Soccer
1Softball
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).
Wheatland Masonic TempleBuilding · listed 1993
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Wheatland: 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 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 62 | 67 | 73 | 82 | 91 | 97 | 95 | 90 | 79 | 65 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 4.3 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 4.1 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 4.9 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wheatland →
Questions about parks and trails in Wheatland
How much of Wheatland 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.
Are dogs allowed on Wheatland’s trails?
Tom Abe Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wheatland?
17,759 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wheatland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Wheatland have?
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #494 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 Wheatland 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 →