1
James Dilley Greenbelt Preserve
Nature preserve
228 acres2.5 mi of trail
Edison TrailWoods End TrailRidgetop Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Laguna Woods
Laguna Woods, CA parks, trails & bike paths
About 13% of Laguna Woods is conserved land, roughly 285 acres. There are about 3.9 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in James Dilley Greenbelt Preserve (2.5 mi) and Aliso Creek Park and Wildlife Sanctuary (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Laguna Woods, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Laguna Woods outdoors
Conserved land
13%
285 of 2,132 acres
Trails
3.9 mi
1.2 mi per sq mi · 3 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
5
16 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
8.6 mi
8.6 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
Aliso Creek Park and Wildlife Sanctuary
Park
14 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Laguna Coast Wilderness Park
Managed by Orange County Parks
228 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
4
City Centre Park
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Who protects the land
285 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 6 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 lanes8.6 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis10
- Pickleball7
- Equestrian1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Laguna Woods and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laguna Woods | 13.4% | 3.9 mi | 5 |
| Aliso Viejo | 14.7% | 12.7 mi | 23 |
| Laguna Hills | 3.2% | 12.9 mi | 20 |
| Irvine | 21.9% | 122.9 mi | 215 |
| Laguna Beach | 31.5% | 22.1 mi | 16 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Laguna Woods'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.