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Roaring Camp
Park
175 acres3.3 mi of trail
Bear Mountain TrailWater Tower TrailIndian Creek TrailNature Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Felton
Felton, CA parks, trails & bike paths
About 15% of Felton is conserved land, roughly 456 acres. There are about 9.5 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Roaring Camp (3.3 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Felton, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Felton outdoors
Conserved land
15%
456 of 2,956 acres
Trails
9.5 mi
2.1 mi per sq mi · 5 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
4
111 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
2.1 mi
1.7 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.
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Covered Bridge Equestrian Center
Park
22 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Wilder Ranch State Park
Managed by California Department of Parks and Recreation
41 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
4
Felton Covered Bridge Park
Managed by Santa Cruz County Department of Parks, Open Space and Cultural Services
6 acres
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.
Picnic areas in Felton
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Unnamed picnic area
Unnamed picnic area in Roaring Camp
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 2.6 miHorses 1.5 miUnpaved 3.6 mi
- Bear Mountain Trail1.0 mi
- River Trail0.9 mi
- Redwood Grove Loop Trail0.8 mi
- Zayante Trail0.6 mi
- Meadow Trail0.5 mi
- Nature Trail0.3 mi
- Water Tower Trail0.2 mi
- Indian Creek Trail0.2 mi
- Sozo0.1 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
456 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes1.7 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.4 mi
Courts & fields
- Volleyball2
- Baseball1
- Beach volleyball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Felton
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Park 242 acLocal Other or Unknown 206 acLocal Park 8 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Cowell Redwoods State ParkState Park | State parks | 207 | Open |
| San Lorenzo Valley Water DistrictLocal Other or Unknown | Regional Water Districts | 206 | Open |
| Wilder Ranch State ParkState Park | State parks | 35 | Open |
| Felton Covered Bridge ParkLocal Park | County | 6 | Open |
| Felton Discovery ParkLocal Park | County | 2 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Felton Presbyterian ChurchBuilding
Felton Covered BridgeHeritage
Felton Covered BridgeHistoric site
Nearby
Felton and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felton | 15.4% | 9.5 mi | 4 |
| Ben Lomond | 23.7% | 20.2 mi | 5 |
| Bonny Doon | 34.3% | 22.4 mi | 4 |
| Mount Hermon | 15.3% | 1.5 mi | 0 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Felton'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.