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Outdoors in Palmdale

Few parks or trails are on the map in Palmdale

1% of Palmdale’s land is conserved, about 9 acres. 10 acres are parks and preserves, 6.3 per 1,000 residents. 1.6 miles of mapped trail cross Palmdale, 1.1 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
9 acres · of 1.5 sq mi of land
Trails
1.6 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
6.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
77%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
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.

Palmdale Park

Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

9 conserved acres

1% of Palmdale’s land. Who manages Palmdale’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Other or Unknown Local Government9 ac
Local Park · 9 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Palmdale Park
Local Park
Other or Unknown Local Government9Open
Trails & water

1 named trail

Named trails
Open to bikes · 1.5 miHorses · 1.4 mi
Horse-Shoe Trail1.5 mi
Biking & sports

0.1 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
6Tennis

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Palmdale: April to June and August

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)9.610.611.813.214.415.014.813.812.411.09.99.3
High (°F)384150637281858376645342
Rain (in)3.32.73.83.83.94.34.64.44.84.23.33.7

February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.8 inches fall in September, the wettest month. The climate in Palmdale →

Next door

Palmdale and its neighbors

Tap a town to see its outdoors.

TownConserved
of land
Trail mi
per sq mi
Park acres
per 1,000
Near a park
½ mile
Outdoors
Palmdale— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Hershey— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Derry Township2%1.11463%B
Palmyra2%0.1389%C
North Londonderry Township3%0.11151%C+

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Palmdale

Are dogs allowed on Palmdale’s trails?

Palmdale Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Palmdale?

0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Palmdale?

7,089 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Palmdale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Palmdale neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →