1
Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary
Managed by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
61 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Avila Beach
Avila Beach, CA parks, trails & bike paths
About 1.8% of Avila Beach is conserved land, roughly 72 acres. There are about 18 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Avila Beach, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Avila Beach outdoors
Conserved land
1.8%
72 of 4,020 acres
Trails
18 mi
2.9 mi per sq mi · 1 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
2
55 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
6.2 mi
4.1 mi lanes · 2.0 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
Avila Beach Community Park
Park
1 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Beaches in Avila Beach
Avila Beach
Avila State Beach
Pirates CoveIn Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 7.0 mi
- Ontario Ridge Trail1.9 mi
- Sycamore Crest Trail0.7 mi
- Avila Beach Pier0.3 mi
- McCarthy Bypass Trail0.2 mi
Who protects the land
72 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 19 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 lanes4.1 mi
- Off-road bike paths2.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.1 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis6
- Basketball4
- Beach volleyball3
- Pickleball2
- Golf1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Avila Beach
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Other or Unknown 27 acLocal Park 23 acConservation Easement 19 acLocal Recreation Area 3 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cave LandingLocal Other or Unknown | County | 27 | Open |
| Canyon Creek ParkLocal Park | County | 13 | Open |
| Avila BeachLocal Park | Regional agency | 7 | Open |
| Bluff Coastal TrailLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Avila ParkLocal Park | County | 1 | Open |
| Ontario Road Staging Area ParkLocal Park | County | 1 | Open |
Nearby
Avila Beach and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avila Beach | 1.8% | 18.3 mi | 2 |
| Pismo Beach | 3.2% | 7.9 mi | 17 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Avila Beach'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.