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Outdoors in Central Valley

Few parks or trails are on the map in Central Valley

3 acres are parks and preserves, 3.8 per 1,000 residents. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Central Valley, 0.3 per square mile of land. 63% of residents live within a half mile of a park.

Conserved land
under 1%
4 acres · of 2.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
3.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
63%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
1
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

4 conserved acres

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

Bureau of Land Management4 ac
National Public Lands · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Richfield Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management4Open
Things to do

1 places to go in Central Valley

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Central Valley

1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.

Trails & water

1 lakes & rivers

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Biking & sports

0.8 miles of bike routes

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

0.8 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
When to get out

The best walking months in Central Valley: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.710.711.813.214.314.914.613.712.411.110.09.5
High (°F)414656637385918880675240
Rain (in)0.50.50.60.70.80.40.70.90.80.90.40.6

June is the driest month (0.4 in) and July the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 0.9 inches fall in October, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Central Valley →

Questions about parks and trails in Central Valley

Where can I bike in Central Valley?

0.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of painted or protected lanes.

Is there public land near Central Valley?

87,508 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Central Valley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 6 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Central Valley 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 →