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Ida Lynn Parkinson Park
Managed by Mono County
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Benton
Benton, CA parks, trails & bike paths
About 7.5% of Benton is conserved land, roughly 1,353 acres. There are about 65 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Benton, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Benton outdoors
Conserved land
7.5%
1,353 of 18,141 acres
Trails
65 mi
2.3 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
1
named on the map
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in Benton
Diana Peak7,090 ft elevation
Anderson Peak6,896 ft elevation
Modoc Peak6,890 ft elevation
Buscones Peak6,886 ft elevation
Blind Spring Hill6,817 ft elevation
Pearce Peak6,742 ft elevation
China Peak6,733 ft elevation
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 33.7 mi
- Spring Source Path0.4 mi
Who protects the land
1,353 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1,320 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Benton
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Unknown Easement 1,318 acAgricultural Easement 420 acNational Forest 29 acLocal Park 5 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inyo National ForestNational Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 29 | Open |
| Ida Lynn Parkinson ParkLocal Park | County | 5 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
General StoreBuilding
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Benton's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 25.5-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.