Photo: Vidor at en.wikipedia · Public domainMore than half of Caliente’s land is conserved: 87%
87% of Caliente’s land is conserved, about 29,426 acres. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 6.6 per 1,000 residents. 57 miles of mapped trail cross Caliente, 1.1 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Dixon Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kershaw-Ryan State Park
Rose Memorial Park
29,426 conserved acres
87% of Caliente’s land. Who manages Caliente’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caliente Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 29,426 | Open |
5 places to go in Caliente
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
12 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
2 more trails
0.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Caliente: April and May
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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 49 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 78 | 89 | 95 | 93 | 85 | 73 | 59 | 49 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
June is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 1.2 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Caliente →
Caliente and its neighbors
Caliente has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caliente | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Bennett Springs | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Caliente
Where can I hike in Caliente?
The longest trail networks: Dixon Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
Are dogs allowed on Caliente’s trails?
Dixon Park and Kershaw-Ryan State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Caliente?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Caliente?
432,657 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Caliente or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 29,555 of them inside the city line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Caliente neighbors.
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 →