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Jug Handle State Natural Reserve
Nature preserve
188 acres1.1 mi of trail
Ecological Staircase Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Caspar
Caspar, CA parks, trails & bike paths
About 20% of Caspar is conserved land, roughly 380 acres. There are about 4.8 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Jug Handle State Natural Reserve (1.1 mi) and Caspar Headlands State Reserve (1.1 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Caspar, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Caspar outdoors
Conserved land
20%
380 of 1,903 acres
Trails
4.8 mi
1.6 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
4
named on the map
Bike routes
1.1 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.
2
Caspar Headlands State Reserve
Nature preserve
68 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Caspar Headlands State Beach
Managed by California Department of Parks and Recreation
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
4
Caspar Headlands State Natural Reserve
Nature preserve
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Beaches in Caspar
Caspar Headlands State Beach
Jug Handle BeachIn Jug Handle State Natural Reserve
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 2.1 mi
- Caspar Uplands Trail0.9 mi
- Ecological Staircase Trail0.5 mi
- North Trail0.2 mi
Who protects the land
380 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes1.1 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Caspar
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Conservation Area 191 acState Park 126 acState Historic or Cultural Area 45 acState Resource Management Area 18 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jug Handle State Natural ReserveState Conservation Area | State parks | 189 | Open |
| Caspar Headlands State BeachState Park | State parks | 126 | Open |
| Point Cabrillo Light StationState Historic or Cultural Area | State parks | 45 | Open |
| Jackson Demonstration State ForestState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 18 | Open |
| Caspar Headlands State Natural ReserveState Conservation Area | State parks | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Caspar CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Caspar'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 20-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.