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Furman Park
Park
15 acres1.1 mi of trail
Furman Park Walking Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Downey
Downey, CA parks, trails & bike paths
About 4.4% of Downey is conserved land, roughly 356 acres. There are about 13 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Furman Park (1.1 mi), Apollo Park (0.7 mi), and Independence Park (0.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Downey, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Downey outdoors
Conserved land
4.4%
356 of 8,013 acres
Trails
13 mi
1 mi per sq mi · 11 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
13
3 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
11.3 mi
2.3 mi lanes · 6.2 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
Apollo Park
Park
12 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Independence Park
Park
11 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Discovery Sports Complex
Park
10 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
5
Wilderness Park
Managed by Downey
22 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Golden Park
Park
8 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Rio San Gabriel Park
Park
16 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
8
Treasure Island Park
Park
3 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 13 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 13 parks & preserves
Furman Park15 acres · 1.1 mi of trail
Apollo Park12 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Independence Park11 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Discovery Sports Complex10 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Wilderness Park22 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · Downey
Golden Park8 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Rio San Gabriel Park16 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Treasure Island Park3 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Dennis the Menace Park6 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Brookshire Children's Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Who protects the land
356 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes2.3 mi
- Off-road bike paths6.2 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes2.9 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball60
- Baseball30
- Tennis30
- Multi-sport9
- Soccer8
- Volleyball7
- Football4
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Downey and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downey | 4.4% | 12.6 mi | 13 |
| South Gate | 3.4% | 2.9 mi | 11 |
| Bellflower | 2.9% | 7.0 mi | 7 |
| Norwalk | 2.5% | 3.7 mi | 13 |
| Santa Fe Springs | 1.5% | 0.9 mi | 9 |
| Bell Gardens | 4.4% | 4.3 mi | 4 |
| Paramount | 2.5% | 3.6 mi | 10 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Downey'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.