Angeles National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
3,468 acres14.7 mi of trail
Acorn TrailPacific Crest TrailBlue Ridge Truck Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Jamesb01 (image transferred to Commons by JaumeBG. · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Wrightwood
Wrightwood has 19 miles of mapped trails, 3.3 for every square mile of land
36% of Wrightwood’s land is conserved, about 1,372 acres. The biggest trail networks: Angeles National Forest (14.7 mi), San Gabriel Mountains National Monument (4.3 mi). 2 acres are parks and preserves, 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns · #416 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
36%
1,372 acres · of 6.0 sq mi of land
Trails
19 mi
3.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
2 ac
0.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
32%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
8,488 ft
Wright Mountain
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Wrightwood?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Wrightwood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wrightwood is ahead of 63% of U.S. towns, #416 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Wrightwood’s overall grade.
Conserved land36% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%A+Trails3.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (19 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land0.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (2 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13DParks close to home32% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 63%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 51%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to A. 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
The longest trail network is Angeles National Forest, with 14.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
Managed by United States Forest Service
103 acres4.3 mi of trail
Pacific Crest TrailBlue Ridge Truck Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
San Bernardino National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
326 acres0.4 mi of trail
Blue Ridge Truck TrailPacific Crest Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Sheep Mountain Wilderness
Managed by United States Forest Service
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Angeles National Forest3,468 acres · 14.7 mi of trail · United States Forest Service
DirectionsSan Gabriel Mountains National Monument103 acres · 4.3 mi of trail · United States Forest Service
San Bernardino National Forest326 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · United States Forest Service
DirectionsSheep Mountain Wilderness3 acres · United States Forest Service
Hollis M. Stewart Children’s Park1 acres · Wrightwood Community Services District
Who protects it
1,372 conserved acres
36% of Wrightwood’s land. Who manages Wrightwood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service1,371 ac
National Forest · 1,371 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 1,368 | Open |
| Angeles National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 3 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Wrightwood
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Wrightwood
Wright Mountain8,488 ft elevation · In Angeles National Forest
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.1 miHorses · 2.2 miUnpaved · 7.3 mi
Pacific Crest Trail2.2 mi
Acorn Trail2.0 mi
Blue Ridge Truck Trail1.6 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
1Baseball
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Wrightwood: 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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 46 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 77 | 77 | 72 | 62 | 53 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 4.9 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.9 |
June is the driest month (0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 5.7 inches fall in February, the wettest month. The climate in Wrightwood →
Questions about parks and trails in Wrightwood
Where can I hike in Wrightwood?
The longest trail networks: Angeles National Forest, 14.7 miles; San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, 4.3 miles; San Bernardino National Forest, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Wrightwood is conserved land?
36% 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 Wrightwood’s trails?
Angeles National Forest and San Gabriel Mountains National Monument don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Wrightwood?
45,559 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wrightwood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 661 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Wrightwood have?
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #416 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 Wrightwood 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 →