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Outdoors in Timberon

Few parks or trails are on the map in Timberon

24% of Timberon’s land is conserved, about 3,120 acres. 2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Timberon, 0.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
24%
3,120 acres · of 20.3 sq mi of land
Trails
2.3 mi
0.1 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

3,120 conserved acres

24% of Timberon’s land. Who manages Timberon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State land board1,627 ac
U.S. Forest Service1,491 ac
Bureau of Land Management6 ac
Joint1 ac
State Resource Management Area · 1,627 acNational Forest · 1,491 acNational Public Lands · 6 acUnknown Easement · 1 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 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
State Trust Land
State Resource Management Area
State land board1,627Open
Lincoln National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service1,491Open
Las Cruces District Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management6Open
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Monument Canyon Trail (123)0.2 mi
History along the way

1 place on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
Circle Cross Ranch HeadquartersBuilding · listed 1980
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Timberon: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.211.011.912.913.814.314.113.312.311.310.410.0
High (°F)485258657382807974665649
Rain (in)0.90.80.90.50.81.43.73.42.31.50.81.2

April is the driest month (0.5 in) and June the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 3.7 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Timberon →

Questions about parks and trails in Timberon

Is there public land near Timberon?

216,898 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Timberon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,794 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Timberon 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 →