Alta Mesa Farm Bureau Hall · Photo: Aaron A. Gallup · Public domainFew parks or trails are on the map in Wilton
5% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 7 acres are parks and preserves, 1.0 per 1,000 residents. 1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Wilton, 0.1 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns · #811 of 847 in California. What drives it
How much outdoors does Wilton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wilton is ahead of 11% of U.S. towns, #811 of 847 in California. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
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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329 conserved acres
2% of Wilton’s land. Who manages Wilton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 113 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Family Ranch Local Other or Unknown | County | 206 | Restricted |
| Green Rd Subdivision Map Local Other or Unknown | County | 6 | Unknown |
| Poole Tina/gary M Local Other or Unknown | County | 2 | Unknown |
| John H Friend Local Other or Unknown | County | 1 | Restricted |
1 lakes & rivers
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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Wilton: 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 62 | 67 | 73 | 81 | 89 | 94 | 93 | 89 | 79 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3.3 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 3.8 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wilton →
Questions about parks and trails in Wilton
How much of Wilton 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.
Is there public land near Wilton?
10,873 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wilton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wilton have?
Ahead of 11% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #811 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 Wilton 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 →