1
Albany Bulb
Managed by City of Albany
34 acres2.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Albany
Albany, CA parks, trails & bike paths
About 18% of Albany is conserved land, roughly 632 acres. There are about 6.6 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Albany Bulb (2.1 mi), Albany Plateau (1.4 mi), and Albany Neck (1.3 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Albany, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Albany outdoors
Conserved land
18%
632 of 3,482 acres
Trails
6.6 mi
1.2 mi per sq mi · 5 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
13
33 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
14.4 mi
2.6 mi lanes · 4.7 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
Albany Plateau
Park
26 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Albany Neck
Park
15 acres1.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trail sign
4
Albany Hill Park
Managed by City of Albany
22 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
5
Creekside Park
Managed by City of Albany
6 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
All 13 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 13 parks & preserves
Albany Bulb34 acres · 2.1 mi of trail · City of Albany
Albany Plateau26 acres · 1.4 mi of trail
Albany Neck15 acres · 1.3 mi of trail
Albany Hill Park22 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · City of Albany
Creekside Park6 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · City of Albany
Memorial Park6 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Harrison Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Ocean View Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
McLaughlin Eastshore State Park475 acres · East Bay Regional Park District
Ohlone Greenway10 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Albany
Showing 1–10 of 18 playgrounds
Log parkIn Ohlone Greenway
Marin School Playground
Unnamed playground in Peggy Thomsen Pierce Street Park
Unnamed playground in Peggy Thomsen Pierce Street Park
Unnamed playground in Ocean View Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in University Park
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 4.6 mi
- Lower Codornices Path0.1 mi
Who protects the land
632 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes2.6 mi
- Off-road bike paths4.7 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes7.1 mi
- San Francisco Bay Trail (bike route)0.4 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball13
- Tennis7
- Baseball7
- Soccer2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Albany
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Other or Unknown 590 acLocal Park 32 acLocal Recreation Area 9 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| McLaughlin Eastshore State ParkLocal Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 411 | Open |
| Albany State Marine ReserveLocal Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 180 | Restricted |
| Albany Hill ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Ohlone GreenwayLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Albany Memorial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Ocean View ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| University ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Terrace ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Nearby
Albany and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | 18.1% | 6.6 mi | 13 |
| Berkeley | 8.4% | 16.7 mi | 40 |
| El Cerrito | 6% | 12.2 mi | 14 |
| Richmond | 19.8% | 66.8 mi | 51 |
| Kensington | 3.7% | 0.8 mi | 1 |
| San Francisco | 4.7% | 153.7 mi | 157 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Albany'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.