Photo: Soundsfancy · CC BY-SA 4.0Cold Springs has 43 miles of mapped trails, 4.9 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Village Center Park (0.6 mi), Cold Springs Park (0.5 mi), Forest Park (0.5 mi). 86% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 68 acres are parks and preserves, 6.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns · #29 of 42 in Nevada. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Cold Springs?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Cold Springs have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cold Springs is ahead of 60% of U.S. towns, #29 of 42 in Nevada. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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 Village Center Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Forest Park
Sierra Rock Park
44 conserved acres
1% of Cold Springs’ land. Who manages Cold Springs’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Springs Park Local Park | County | 27 | Open |
| Forest Park Local Park | County | 11 | Open |
| Sierra Rock Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
| Cold Springs Open Space Local Recreation Area | County | 1 | Open |
| Cold Springs Park Site Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
14 places to go in Cold Springs
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
12 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 named trails
4.4 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.
The best walking months in Cold Springs: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 44 | 47 | 53 | 59 | 69 | 79 | 88 | 87 | 79 | 66 | 52 | 43 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 |
August is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 2.2 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cold Springs →
Cold Springs and its neighbors
Cold Springs has the second 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Springs | 1% | 4.9 | 6 | 86% | B |
| Reno | 5% | 1.8 | 12 | 96% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cold Springs
Where can I hike in Cold Springs?
The longest trail networks: Village Center Park, 0.6 miles; Cold Springs Park, 0.5 miles; Forest Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cold Springs is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 5% for a Nevada town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Cold Springs’ trails?
Village Center Park and Cold Springs Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Cold Springs?
4.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.9 of painted or protected lanes and 1.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Cold Springs?
156,631 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cold Springs or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2,803 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cold Springs have?
Ahead of 60% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #29 of 42 in Nevada. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Cold Springs 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 →