Bidwell Park
About
Bidwell Park is a park in California managed by the Hayward Area Recreation and Park District, about 3.6 miles from the community of Butte Creek Canyon. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Paradise show May highs around 75°F and October highs around 74°F, while July and August average about 90°F. Several climbing areas and trails sit right around the park. Devil's Kitchen is about 0.1 mile away, the B Trail is about 0.3 mile away, and Upper Bidwell Park is about 0.8 mile away. For paddling, Big Chico Creek is about 5.5 miles off.
Park size
3,601 acres
Inside this park
Trails
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Mar–Jun. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 61–84°F and lows of 45–61°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Paradise, CA weather station, 6.6 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.
- Jan54° high41° low
- Feb56° high42° low
- Mar61° high45° low
- Apr66° high48° low
- May75° high54° low
- Jun84° high61° low
- Jul91° high67° low
- Aug90° high66° low
- Sep86° high62° low
- Oct74° high54° low
- Nov61° high45° low
- Dec54° high40° low
Where it is
- Bidwell Park · Public land
- Nearest town
- Butte Creek Canyon, California · 3.6 mi
Source: NIFC Jurisdictional Units; USGS GNIS populated places
Nearby
- Devil's KitchenRock climbing0.1 mi
- B TrailHiking0.3 mi
- Color Wall, TheRock climbing0.4 mi
- Bloody Pin TrailHiking0.6 mi
- Humboldt TrailHiking0.7 mi
- Upper Bidwell ParkRock climbing0.8 mi
- Big Chico CreekCanoeing5.5 mi
- Rock CreekCanoeing7.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
