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Outdoors in Williams

Few parks or trails are on the map in Williams

18% of Williams’ land is conserved, about 1,278 acres. 7.5 miles of mapped trail cross Williams, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
18%
1,278 acres · of 11.3 sq mi of land
Trails
7.5 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
6
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

1,278 conserved acres

18% of Williams’ land. Who manages Williams’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Bureau of Land Management1,184 ac
Private owners30 ac
Not recorded63 ac
National Public Lands · 1,184 acUnknown Easement · 63 acPrivate Conservation · 30 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 63 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Medford Grants Pass Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management1,184Open
Williams Creek
Private Conservation
Private owners30Closed
Trails & water

7 named trails and 6 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Unpaved · 7.5 mi
Mungers Mule B Spur1.0 mi
Clapboard B Spur0.6 mi
Mungers Mule Spur0.4 mi
Mining Claim Spur0.3 mi
Mungers Mule A Spur0.2 mi
China Creek A Spur0.2 mi
Layton Ditch Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
When to get out

The best walking months in Williams: April to June 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.410.511.813.314.615.215.013.912.411.09.79.1
High (°F)475156617077878781675345
Rain (in)6.04.33.92.61.60.80.30.30.62.14.87.0

August is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 7.0 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Williams →

Questions about parks and trails in Williams

Is there public land near Williams?

161,485 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Williams or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,186 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Williams 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 →