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Outdoors in Fortuna

Few parks or trails are on the map in Fortuna

25% of Fortuna’s land is conserved, about 165 acres. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Fortuna, 0.4 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
25%
165 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
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

165 conserved acres

25% of Fortuna’s land. Who manages Fortuna’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service184 ac
Conservation Easement · 144 acResource Management Area · 41 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 144 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Divide County Waterfowl Production Area
Resource Management Area
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service41Restricted
When to get out

The best walking months in Fortuna: May and July to 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)8.710.111.713.615.316.215.814.412.510.79.18.3
High (°F)182336536574808070533523
Rain (in)0.60.40.81.12.23.42.31.61.41.10.50.6

February is the driest month (0.4 in) and August the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.4 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Fortuna →

Questions about parks and trails in Fortuna

Is there public land near Fortuna?

7,920 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fortuna or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the city line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Fortuna 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 →