Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Yerington has 120 miles of mapped trails, 4.1 for every square mile of land
86% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 23 acres are parks and preserves, 7.2 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns · #32 of 42 in Nevada. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Yerington?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Yerington have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Yerington is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns, #32 of 42 in Nevada. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Veteran's Memorial Park
29 conserved acres
under 1% of Yerington’s land. Who manages Yerington’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Parr Sports Complex/Veterans Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 7 | Restricted |
| Mountain View Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Soroptimist Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
10 places to go in Yerington
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
9 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.
4 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Yerington: 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 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 47 | 52 | 60 | 65 | 74 | 85 | 94 | 92 | 84 | 70 | 57 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
September is the driest month (0.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 0.8 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Yerington →
Questions about parks and trails in Yerington
How much of Yerington is conserved land?
under 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 Yerington’s trails?
Mountain View and Veteran's Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Yerington?
258,763 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Yerington or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 57 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Yerington have?
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #32 of 42 in Nevada. 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 Yerington 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 →