1938 Lincoln County Courthouse · Photo: Calvin Beale · Public domain40% of Pioche’s land is conserved: 1,566 acres
9.6 miles of mapped trail cross Pioche, 1.6 per square mile of land. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 7.8 per 1,000 residents. 55% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Pioche?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Pioche have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pioche is ahead of 78% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull 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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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
1,566 conserved acres
40% of Pioche’s land. Who manages Pioche’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 | 1,566 | Open |
3 places to go in Pioche
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 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.
5 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 Pioche: 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 45 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 72 | 83 | 90 | 88 | 80 | 67 | 54 | 44 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
June is the driest month (0.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 1.7 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pioche →
Questions about parks and trails in Pioche
How much of Pioche is conserved land?
40% 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 Pioche’s trails?
Pioche Town Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Pioche?
233,111 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pioche or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,584 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pioche have?
Ahead of 78% 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 Pioche 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 →