Obsidian Cliff · Photo: USGS · Public domainMore than half of Mammoth’s land is conserved: 100%
100% of Mammoth’s land is conserved, about 503 acres. 430 acres are parks and preserves, 6,941 per 1,000 residents. 2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Mammoth, 2.9 per square mile of land.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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503 conserved acres
100% of Mammoth’s land. Who manages Mammoth’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowstone National Park National Park | National Park Service | 503 | Open |
4 places to go in Mammoth
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
6 named trails
0.0 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
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Mammoth: May to 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) | 9.1 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 34 | 43 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 81 | 80 | 70 | 54 | 39 | 29 |
| Rain (in) | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
February is the driest month (0.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 2.1 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Mammoth →
Questions about parks and trails in Mammoth
Is there public land near Mammoth?
33,493 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mammoth or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 430 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Mammoth 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 →