1
Norris Rancho Marino Reserve
Nature preserve
519 acres2.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Cambria
Cambria, CA parks, trails & bike paths
About 21% of Cambria is conserved land, roughly 1,126 acres. There are about 28 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Norris Rancho Marino Reserve (2.4 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Cambria, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Cambria outdoors
Conserved land
21%
1,126 of 5,361 acres
Trails
28 mi
3.4 mi per sq mi · 15 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
9
188 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.8 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
Moon Stone Beach Park
Park
35 acres0.4 mi of trail
Moonstone Beach Boardwalk
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Santa Rosa Creek Natural Preserve
Nature preserve
34 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Cambria State Marine Conservation Area
Nature preserve
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 9 parks & preserves
Norris Rancho Marino Reserve519 acres · 2.4 mi of trail
Moon Stone Beach Park35 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Moonstruck Lookout State Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Lampton Cliffs Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Shamel Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Santa Rosa Creek Natural Preserve34 acres
Cambria State Marine Conservation Area4 acres
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary3 acres · National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
White Rock State Marine Conservation Area3 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Dog parks in Cambria
Cambria Dog Park
Cambria Dog Park
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 9.7 mi
Showing 1–10 of 22 trails
- Moonstone Beach Boardwalk1.3 mi
- Ridge Trail1.0 mi
- Bluff trail0.9 mi
- Forest Loop Trail0.8 mi
- Santa Rosa Creek Trail - West0.8 mi
- Marine Terrace Trail0.7 mi
- Strawberry Canyon0.7 mi
- Meander Trail0.6 mi
- Santa Rosa Creek Trail - East0.6 mi
- Trenton Trail0.6 mi
Who protects the land
1,126 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 542 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 21 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.8 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball2
- Tennis1
- Skate park1
- Baseball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Cambria
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 976 acLocal Conservation Area 417 acRanch Easement 409 acState Park 70 acLocal Other or Unknown 26 ac
Showing 1–10 of 13 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscalini Ranch PreserveLocal Conservation Area | Regional agency | 407 | Open |
| Hearst San Simeon State ParkState Park | State parks | 70 | Open |
| Cambria Pines Ecological ReserveState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 24 | Restricted |
| Strawberry CanyonPrivate Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 22 | Open |
| Camp YeagerLocal Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 14 | Restricted |
| Unnamed site - Cambria Community Services DistrictLocal Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 12 | Access unknown |
| Cambria Public CemeteryLocal Historic or Cultural Area | Regional agency | 12 | Open |
| Henry Kluck Memorial Trail - Fern Canyon PreserveLocal Conservation Area | Regional agency | 10 | Open |
| Ramsey Open SpaceLocal Recreation Area | Regional agency | 6 | Open |
| Shamel ParkLocal Park | County | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Cambria CemeteryCemetery
Santa Rosa CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Cambria'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.