Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 3.021% of Wells’ land is conserved: 934 acres
93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Wells City Park (0.5 mi). 3.4 miles of mapped trail cross Wells, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 78% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Wells?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Wells have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Wells 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
The longest trail network is Wells City Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
934 conserved acres
21% of Wells’ land. Who manages Wells’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 927 | Open |
| Humboldt National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 8 | Open |
2 places to go in Wells
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 dog park without a name on the map.
4.6 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.
1 place 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 Wells: May, June, August 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 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 37 | 40 | 49 | 56 | 67 | 77 | 87 | 85 | 75 | 62 | 48 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
August is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 1.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Wells →
Questions about parks and trails in Wells
Where can I hike in Wells?
The longest trail networks: Wells City Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Wells is conserved land?
21% 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 Wells’ trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Wells City Park. For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Wells?
4.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of painted or protected lanes and 3.8 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Wells?
103,984 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Wells or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 955 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Wells 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 Wells 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 →