Outdoors · Bonsall

Bonsall, CA parks, trails & bike paths

About 9.7% of Bonsall is conserved land, roughly 852 acres. There are about 7.0 miles of mapped trails.

Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Bonsall, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.

At a glance

Bonsall outdoors

Conserved land
9.7%
852 of 8,792 acres
Trails
7.0 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
0
197 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.1 mi
1.1 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.
Things to do

Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more

Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in Bonsall
Mount Ararat853 ft elevation
Directions
Trails

Named trails

Horses 5.2 mi
  • Valle del Sol0.1 mi
Who protects the land

852 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Other or Unknown Local Government
419 ac
Other state land
300 ac
Joint
115 ac
County
86 ac
State fish & wildlife
14 ac

Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 453 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 3 of 68 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.

Biking & sports

Bike routes, courts & fields

  • Painted or protected bike lanes1.1 mi
  • Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
  • Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands

The biggest protected places in Bonsall

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Unknown Easement 534 acState Other or Unknown 300 acLocal Park 86 acState Conservation Area 14 ac
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
Groves Property TransNet MitigationState Other or UnknownOther state land279Access unknown
San Luis Rey River ParkLocal ParkCounty86Closed
Lueng/Lowe TransNet Environmental MitigationState Other or UnknownOther state land21Access unknown
San Luis Rey River Ecological ReserveState Conservation AreaState fish & wildlife14Restricted
Nearby

Bonsall and its neighbors

Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
TownConservedTrailsParks & preserves
Bonsall9.7%7.0 mi0
Oceanside15%41.8 mi35
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about Bonsall'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.

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