Douglas County Fairground
Managed by Douglas County
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
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Outdoors in Ruhenstroth
Ruhenstroth has 12 miles of mapped trails, 4.2 for every square mile of land
11% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 5 acres are parks and preserves, 3.0 per 1,000 residents. 1% of Ruhenstroth’s land is conserved, about 21 acres.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
21 acres · of 2.8 sq mi of land
Trails
12 mi
4.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
5 ac
3.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
11%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Ruhenstroth?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Ruhenstroth have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Ruhenstroth is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Ruhenstroth’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical NV town 5% · U.S. 4%CTrails4.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (12 mi) · NV 2.0 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land3.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (5 acres) · NV 6 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home11% of residents within a half mile of a park · NV 74% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 36%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to B−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
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
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
21 conserved acres
1% of Ruhenstroth’s land. Who manages Ruhenstroth’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service28 ac
U.S. Forest Service7 ac
Federal Other or Unknown · 28 acNational Forest · 7 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lahontan National Fish Hatchery Federal Other or Unknown | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 28 | Restricted |
| Toiyabe National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 7 | Open |
When to get out
The best walking months in Ruhenstroth: 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 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 51 | 57 | 62 | 71 | 82 | 90 | 89 | 82 | 69 | 56 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
September is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 1.7 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Ruhenstroth →
Questions about parks and trails in Ruhenstroth
How much of Ruhenstroth 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 Ruhenstroth’s trails?
Douglas County Fairground doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Ruhenstroth?
72,708 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Ruhenstroth or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 540 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Ruhenstroth have?
Ahead of 36% 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 Ruhenstroth 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 →