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Outdoors in Bark Ranch

Few parks or trails are on the map in Bark Ranch

31% of Bark Ranch’s land is conserved, about 166 acres. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Bark Ranch, 0.9 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
31%
166 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
1
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

166 conserved acres

31% of Bark Ranch’s land. Who manages Bark Ranch’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Forest Service107 ac
County44 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits28 ac
National Forest · 107 acUnknown Easement · 44 acConservation Easement · 28 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 59 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 4 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Roosevelt National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service107Open
Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Rock Lakelake
When to get out

The best walking months in Bark Ranch: June 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.813.712.411.19.99.3
High (°F)363744495870767366544336
Rain (in)0.70.91.72.82.82.02.42.31.71.30.90.6

December is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 2.8 inches fall in April, the wettest month. The climate in Bark Ranch →

Questions about parks and trails in Bark Ranch

Is there public land near Bark Ranch?

82,704 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bark Ranch or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 109 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bark Ranch 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 →