About 82% of Pittsburg is conserved land, roughly 152,433 acres. There are about 354 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Connecticut Lakes Nature Preserve (14 mi), Connecticut Lakes Wildlife Management Area North (7.5 mi), and Lake Francis Murphy Dam (5.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Pittsburg, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Pittsburg outdoors
Conserved land
82%
152,433 of 185,136 acres
Trails
354 mi
1.2 mi per sq mi · 263 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
17
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.
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other state land
141,466 ac
State natural resources
118,660 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits
49,612 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government
1,606 ac
Other or Unknown Federal Land
678 ac
Joint
273 ac
Not recorded
5,787 ac
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 146,138 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 372 of 383 parcels. 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
Courts & fields
Baseball2
Tennis2
Basketball2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Pittsburg
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 168,781 acForest Stewardship Easement 140,174 acUnknown Easement 3,906 acState Resource Management Area 1,804 acState Other or Unknown 1,375 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
Place
Managed by
Acres
Public access
Connecticut Lakes State ForestState Resource Management Area
Not recorded
1,803
Access unknown
Murphy Dam / Lake FrancisState Other or Unknown
Not recorded
1,375
Access unknown
Connecticut Lakes Wma North (East)Conservation Easement
Not recorded
1,075
Access unknown
Norton Pool PreservePrivate Conservation
Land trusts & nonprofits
417
Access unknown
Brown Lot Wildlife Management Area - Tract IState Conservation Area
Not recorded
406
Access unknown
Brown Lot Wildlife Management Area - Tract IIState Conservation Area
Not recorded
396
Access unknown
Gray Fish and Wildlife Management AreaState Conservation Area
Not recorded
199
Access unknown
Brundage ForestPrivate Conservation
Not recorded
162
Access unknown
Pittsburg Town FarmLocal Other or Unknown
Not recorded
105
Access unknown
Brundage Forest - Class 1 EcoReservePrivate Conservation