1
Wilder Ranch State Park
Managed by California Department of Parks and Recreation
895 acres6.3 mi of trail
Barking DogsUpper Barking DogsJugsDog ConnectorBridgerton
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Bonny Doon
Bonny Doon, CA parks, trails & bike paths
About 34% of Bonny Doon is conserved land, roughly 3,619 acres. There are about 22 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Wilder Ranch State Park (6.3 mi), Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve (3.8 mi), and San Vicente Redwoods (1.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Bonny Doon, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Bonny Doon outdoors
Conserved land
34%
3,619 of 10,550 acres
Trails
22 mi
1.4 mi per sq mi · 13 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
4
1,149 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
Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve
Managed by California Department of Fish and Wildlife
380 acres3.8 mi of trail
Silver Leaf LoopWallflower LoopPonderosa Cutoff
Dog rules not recorded
3
San Vicente Redwoods
Managed by Living Landscape Initiative Partners
801 acres1.2 mi of trail
Silver Leaf Loop
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Cotoni-Coast Dairies Unit, California Coastal National Monument
Managed by Bureau of Land Management
325 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in Bonny Doon
Showing 1–10 of 12 peaks
Unnamed peak2,005 ft elevation
Unnamed peak1,959 ft elevation
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Unnamed peak1,837 ft elevation
Unnamed peak1,834 ft elevation
Unnamed peak1,299 ft elevation
Bald Mountain1,296 ft elevation
Unnamed peak1,253 ft elevation
Unnamed peak1,207 ft elevation
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 4.3 miUnpaved 9.4 mi
- Silver Leaf Loop2.6 mi
- Barking Dogs2.1 mi
- Upper Barking Dogs1.3 mi
- Wallflower Loop0.6 mi
- Wook0.5 mi
- Ponderosa Cutoff0.5 mi
- Jugs0.4 mi
- Sour Milk0.3 mi
- Dog Connector0.2 mi
- Bridgerton0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
3,619 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 648 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
Courts & fields
- Tennis3
- Equestrian1
- Basketball1
- Beach volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Bonny Doon
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Park 1,053 acConservation Easement 999 acPrivate Conservation 817 acState Conservation Area 536 acUnknown Easement 440 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilder Ranch State ParkState Park | State parks | 884 | Open |
| Bonny Doon Ecological ReserveState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 536 | Open |
| San Vicente Redwoods (CEMEX)Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 445 | Closed |
| Big Basin CemexPrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 372 | Closed |
| Central Coast Field OfficeNational Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 304 | Open |
| City Open SpaceLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 261 | Restricted |
| Henry Cowell Redwoods State ParkState Park | State parks | 169 | Open |
Nearby
Bonny Doon and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonny Doon | 34.3% | 22.4 mi | 4 |
| Felton | 15.4% | 9.5 mi | 4 |
| Ben Lomond | 23.7% | 20.2 mi | 5 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Bonny Doon'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.