Photo: USDAgov · Public domain9% of Wofford Heights’ land is conserved: 375 acres
4.8 miles of mapped trail cross Wofford Heights, 0.7 per square mile of land. 3 acres are parks and preserves, 1.2 per 1,000 residents. 28% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns · #592 of 847 in California. What drives it
How much outdoors does Wofford Heights have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wofford Heights is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns, #592 of 847 in California. Conserved land holds 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
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375 conserved acres
9% of Wofford Heights’ land. Who manages Wofford Heights’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sequoia National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 374 | Open |
| Wofford Heights Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
2 places to go in Wofford Heights
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail
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.
The best walking months in Wofford Heights: April to June
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 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 57 | 62 | 67 | 75 | 85 | 93 | 93 | 87 | 75 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.7 |
June is the driest month (0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 3.0 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wofford Heights →
Wofford Heights and its neighbors
Wofford Heights has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wofford Heights | 9% | 0.7 | 1 | 28% | C+ |
| Kernville | — 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 Wofford Heights
How much of Wofford Heights is conserved land?
9% 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 Wofford Heights’ trails?
Wofford Heights Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wofford Heights?
122,601 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wofford Heights or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,362 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wofford Heights have?
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #592 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 Wofford Heights 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 →