Outdoors · Forestville

Forestville, CA parks, trails & bike paths

About 4.2% of Forestville is conserved land, roughly 141 acres. There are about 2.4 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Steelhead Beach Regional Park (0.8 mi).

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

At a glance

Forestville outdoors

Conserved land
4.2%
141 of 3,347 acres
Trails
2.4 mi
0.5 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
3
38 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.5 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

123
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.
1

Steelhead Beach Regional Park

Park
45 acres0.8 mi of trail
Osprey TrailWillow Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
2

Forestville Youth Park

Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3

Forestville Downtown Park

Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do

Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more

Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Beaches in Forestville
Steelhead BeachIn Steelhead Beach Regional Park
Directions
Trails

Named trails

  • Osprey Trail0.3 mi
  • Willow Trail0.2 mi
Water

Lakes & rivers

Tap a name for directions.

Who protects the land

141 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County
75 ac
State fish & wildlife
45 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits
16 ac
Regional agency
5 ac

Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 88 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 paths0.5 mi
  • Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi

Courts & fields

  • Basketball9
  • Tennis4
  • Baseball1
  • Football1
  • Soccer1

Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.

Public lands

The biggest protected places in Forestville

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Conservation Easement 75 acState Recreation Area 45 acOther Easement 8 acPrivate Recreation or Education 7 acRanch Easement 4 ac
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
Steelhead Beach Fishing AccessState Recreation AreaState fish & wildlife45Open
Forestville Youth ParkPrivate Recreation or EducationLand trusts & nonprofits7Open
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about Forestville'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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