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Outdoors in Cathay

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Cathay

Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1 acre is park or preserve, 80 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Cathay, 2.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 0.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
2.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
1 ac
80 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Cathay Park

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do

2 places to go in Cathay

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Cathay

2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

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
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Cathay: May, August and September

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)8.810.211.813.615.116.015.614.212.510.79.28.5
High (°F)182235526676818071543622
Rain (in)0.40.40.71.12.63.43.22.31.91.40.60.6

January is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Cathay →

Questions about parks and trails in Cathay

Are dogs allowed on Cathay’s trails?

Cathay Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Is there public land near Cathay?

1,013 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cathay or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1 of them inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Cathay 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 →