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Outdoors in Nixon

Few parks or trails are on the map in Nixon

4.4 miles of mapped trail cross Nixon, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
28 acres · of 6.3 sq mi of land
Trails
4.4 mi
0.7 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

28 conserved acres

1% of Nixon’s land. Who manages Nixon’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service28 ac
Federal Other or Unknown · 28 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Marble Bluff Fish Research & Control Station
Federal Other or Unknown
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service28Restricted
Biking & sports

0.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Wadsworth-Pyramid Lake Section of Tahoe-Pyramid TrailBike route
0.6 mi
Courts & fields
2Baseball
2Tennis
1Basketball
1Football

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Nixon: 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)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)465159667585949283695545
Rain (in)0.80.81.00.60.80.60.20.20.20.40.60.8

August is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 1.0 inches fall in March, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Nixon →

Questions about parks and trails in Nixon

Is there public land near Nixon?

84,215 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Nixon or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 9 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Nixon 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 →