Photo: Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.028% of Guernsey’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 28% of Guernsey’s land is conserved, about 186 acres. 64 acres are parks and preserves, 85 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Guernsey?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Guernsey have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Guernsey is ahead of 95% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
Wyoming towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 9%; the U.S., 4%), so Guernsey’s 28% is ahead of 79% of Wyoming towns, while its trails per square mile lead 14% of them.
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
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186 conserved acres
28% of Guernsey’s land. Who manages Guernsey’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Lands 1111125896 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 42 | Open |
| State Lands 1111126216 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 40 | Open |
| Trail Ruts Municipal Golf Course Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Oregon Trail Ruts State Recreation Area | State parks | 20 | Open |
| State Lands 1111125692 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 11 | Open |
| State Lands 1111125897 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 8 | Open |
| State Lands 1111127593 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 8 | Open |
| Town of Guernesy - Gordon Davis Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| State Lands 1111111296 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 6 | Open |
| State Lands 1111130047 State Resource Management Area | State land board | 4 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
8 places to go in Guernsey
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
0.7 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.
2 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Guernsey: 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 41 | 43 | 54 | 61 | 70 | 82 | 89 | 88 | 79 | 64 | 50 | 41 |
| Rain (in) | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
January is the driest month (0.3 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 2.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Guernsey →
Questions about parks and trails in Guernsey
How much of Guernsey is conserved land?
28% of its land, against a typical 9% for a Wyoming town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Where can I bike in Guernsey?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Guernsey?
57,893 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Guernsey or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 186 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Guernsey have?
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Guernsey 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 →