1
Lakeshore Park
Park
11 acres1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Newark
Newark, CA parks, trails & bike paths
About 4.3% of Newark is conserved land, roughly 385 acres. There are about 7.8 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Lakeshore Park (1 mi), Newark Community Park (0.5 mi), and Birch Grove Park (0.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Newark, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Newark outdoors
Conserved land
4.3%
385 of 8,879 acres
Trails
7.8 mi
0.6 mi per sq mi · 4 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
13
8 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
25.1 mi
24.1 mi lanes · 0.7 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
Newark Community Park
Park
18 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
3
Birch Grove Park
Park
15 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Mayhews Landing Park
Park
9 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 13 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 13 parks & preserves
Lakeshore Park11 acres · 1 mi of trail
Newark Community Park18 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Birch Grove Park15 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Mayhews Landing Park9 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Mirabeau Park6 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Bayshores Clubhouse and Community Park1 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Bridgepoint Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Byington Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Newark Sportsfield Park18 acres
Ash Street Park6 acres
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Newark
Showing 1–10 of 26 playgrounds
Ash Street Park PlaygroundIn Ash Street Park
Bridgepoint Park PlaygroundIn Bridgepoint Park
Byington Park PlaygroundIn Byington Park
Civic Center Park PlaygroundIn Civic Center Park
Mayhews Landing Park PlaygroundIn Mayhews Landing Park
Musick Park PlaygroundIn Musick Park
Newark Community Park PlaygroundIn Newark Community Park
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 0.7 miUnpaved 1.1 mi
- Cedar Boulevard0.7 mi
- Newark Slough Trail0.3 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
385 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes24.1 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.7 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.2 mi
- San Francisco Bay Trail (bike route)0.6 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis33
- Basketball28
- Baseball9
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Newark
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Wildlife Refuge 510 acLocal Park 116 acLocal Recreation Area 33 acLocal Other or Unknown 5 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife RefugeNational Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | 510 | Restricted |
| Sportsfield/ Silliman CenterLocal Park | Town or city | 30 | Open |
| Lakeshore ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| Newark Sportsfield ParkLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| Newark Community ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Birch Grove ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Mayhews Landing ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| MacGregor PlayfieldsLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Mirabeau ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Ash Street ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Newark'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.