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Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve
Managed by California State University, Chico
538 acres1.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Forest Ranch
Forest Ranch, CA parks, trails & bike paths
About 7.8% of Forest Ranch is conserved land, roughly 694 acres. There are about 5.3 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve (1.8 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Forest Ranch, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Forest Ranch outdoors
Conserved land
7.8%
694 of 8,867 acres
Trails
5.3 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi · 2 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
2
362 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
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.
2
Forks of Butte Creek Recreation Area
Managed by Bureau of Land Management
9 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.
Peaks in Forest Ranch
Platte Mountain3,527 ft elevation
Who protects the land
694 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 100 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 Forest Ranch
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Private Conservation 539 acConservation Easement 522 acUnknown Easement 95 acNational Forest 55 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Chico Creek Ecological ReservePrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 539 | Open |
| Lassen OtherNational Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 55 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Forest Ranch CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Forest Ranch'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.