8% of Grass Valley’s land is conserved: 1,791 acres
11 miles of mapped trail cross Grass Valley, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does Grass Valley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Grass Valley is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park 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
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1,791 conserved acres
8% of Grass Valley’s land. Who manages Grass Valley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt River Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 1,791 | Open |
1 named trail
The best walking months in Grass Valley: April to June 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 |
| High (°F) | 43 | 48 | 57 | 62 | 72 | 83 | 94 | 92 | 82 | 68 | 53 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
August is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 1.2 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Grass Valley →
Questions about parks and trails in Grass Valley
How much of Grass Valley is conserved land?
8% 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.
Is there public land near Grass Valley?
196,728 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Grass Valley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,805 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Grass Valley have?
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Grass Valley 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 →