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Outdoors in Pounding Mill

Few parks or trails are on the map in Pounding Mill

4.4 miles of mapped trail cross Pounding Mill, 1.8 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
4.4 mi
1.8 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,776 ft
Smith Ridge
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Things to do

1 places to go in Pounding Mill

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

Peaks in Pounding Mill
Smith Ridge2,776 ft elevation
Directions
When to get out

The best walking months in Pounding Mill: April, 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)9.910.811.913.114.114.714.513.612.411.210.19.6
High (°F)434755667380828277675546
Rain (in)3.73.64.14.14.94.45.04.03.42.93.03.9

October is the driest month (2.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 5.0 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Pounding Mill →

Next door

Pounding Mill and its neighbors

Pounding Mill has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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
Pounding Mill— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town
Claypool Hillunder 1%1.2under 1under 1%D

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

Questions about parks and trails in Pounding Mill

Is there public land near Pounding Mill?

12,734 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pounding Mill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Pounding Mill 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 →