Photo: NoeHill · CC BY-SA 3.0Willows has 39 acres of parks, 6.3 for every 1,000 residents
2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Willows, 1.0 per square mile of land. 2% of Willows’ land is conserved, about 37 acres. 70% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns · #507 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Willows?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Willows have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Willows is ahead of 54% of U.S. towns, #507 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Sycamore Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Jensen Park
37 conserved acres
2% of Willows’ land. Who manages Willows’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jensen Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Sycamore Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Central Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Memorial Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
5 places to go in Willows
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Willows: 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 62 | 67 | 74 | 82 | 90 | 96 | 94 | 91 | 80 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 4.2 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.6 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.2 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Willows →
Questions about parks and trails in Willows
Where can I hike in Willows?
The longest trail networks: Sycamore Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Willows is conserved land?
2% 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 Willows’ trails?
Sycamore Park and Jensen Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Willows?
417 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Willows or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 39 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Willows have?
Ahead of 54% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #507 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 Willows 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 →