1
Centennial Park
Park
6 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Gonzales
Gonzales, CA parks, trails & bike paths
About 9% of Gonzales is conserved land, roughly 117 acres. There are about 1.4 miles of mapped trails.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Gonzales, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Gonzales outdoors
Conserved land
9%
117 of 1,293 acres
Trails
1.4 mi
0.7 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
3
14 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
1.2 mi
1.2 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
Meyer Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
Central Park
Park
2 acres0.2 mi of trail
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.
Playgrounds in Gonzales
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Central Park
Unnamed playground in Centennial Park
Unnamed playground in Meyer Park
Unnamed playground in Meyer Park
Unnamed playground
Who protects the land
117 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 86 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 lanes1.2 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis8
- Basketball4
- Baseball3
- Volleyball1
- Multi-sport1
- Skate park1
- Soccer1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Gonzales
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Unknown Easement 86 acLocal Park 14 acLocal Recreation Area 12 acLocal Historic or Cultural Area 5 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Canyon Creek Park & Tot LotLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Gonzales CemeteryLocal Historic or Cultural Area | Regional agency | 5 | Open |
| Meyer ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Gonzales Community Pool & Open SpaceLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Gonzales Central ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Gonzales Skate ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Toots Vosti Memorial Recreation CenterLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Gonzales CemeteryCemetery
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Gonzales'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.