1
Joaquin Miller Park
Park
446 acres15.4 mi of trail
Sequoia-Bayview TrailSunset TrailCastle Park TrailBig Trees TrailPalos Colorados Trail
Dogs allowedMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo the trailhead
Outdoors · Oakland
Oakland, CA parks, trails & bike paths
About 11% of Oakland is conserved land, roughly 5,230 acres. There are about 104 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Joaquin Miller Park (15.4 mi), Ecological Study Area (8.4 mi), and Knowland Park (6.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Oakland, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Oakland outdoors
Conserved land
11%
5,230 of 49,712 acres
Trails
104 mi
1.3 mi per sq mi · 82 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
128
12 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
183.1 mi
114.6 mi lanes · 29.2 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
Ecological Study Area
Managed by University of California, Berkeley
345 acres8.4 mi of trail
Upper Jordan Fire TrailLower Jordan Fire TrailConvict TrailRedwood BendEuler's Drums
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
3
Knowland Park
Park
448 acres6.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Middle Harbor Shoreline Park
Park
46 acres3.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Leona Heights Park
Park
108 acres2.9 mi of trail
McDonell TrailYork Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Overflow Parking
6
Glenn Daniel King Estate Park
Park
77 acres2.7 mi of trail
Dogs allowedMapped in OpenStreetMap
No trailhead mapped yet
7
Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve
Managed by East Bay Regional Park District
224 acres2.6 mi of trail
Gwin Canyon TrailStonewall-Panoramic TrailEast West TrailClark Kerr Trail
Dog rules not recorded
8
Lakeside Park
Park
234 acres2.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo Lake Chalet Parking
All 60 parks & preserves
- Claremont Canyon175 ac · 2.5 mi trail · Directions
- Dimond Canyon Park67 ac · 1.9 mi trail · Directions
- Temescal Regional Recreation Area43 ac · 1.4 mi trail · Directions
- Shepherd Canyon Park65 ac · 1.1 mi trail · Directions
- Morcom Rose Garden6 ac · 0.9 mi trail · Directions
- Arroyo Viejo Park18 ac · 0.7 mi trail · Directions
- Mosswood Park10 ac · 0.7 mi trail · Directions
- Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline710 ac · 0.6 mi trail · Directions
- Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park26 ac · 0.6 mi trail · Directions
- John Garber Park15 ac · 0.6 mi trail · Directions
- Portview Park6 ac · 0.6 mi trail · Directions
- San Antonio Park11 ac · 0.5 mi trail · Directions
- Union Point Park7 ac · 0.5 mi trail · Directions
- Township Commons6 ac · 0.5 mi trail · Directions
- Peralta Hacienda Park4 ac · 0.5 mi trail · Directions
- Arrowhead Park101 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- Coliseum Gardens Park6 ac · 0.4 mi trail · Directions
- North Oakland Regional Sports Center57 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- McCrea Park6 ac · 0.3 mi trail
- Chaparral Hill5 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Peralta Park5 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Dimond Park14 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Brookfield Village Park10 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Montclair Playground8 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Grove Shafter Park8 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- William D Wood Park6 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Brookdale Park5 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Oak Grove Park4 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Lake Merritt Channel Park4 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Courtland Creek Park3 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Clinton Square3 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- César Chávez Park2 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Vicente Canyon Hillside Open Space2 ac · 0.2 mi trail
- Dover Street Edible Park2 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Splash Pad Park1 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Cypress Freeway Memorial Park1 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Willow Mini Park1 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Anthony Chabot Regional Park42 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Judge John Sutter Regional Shoreline16 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Ernie Raimondi Park10 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- de Fremery Park9 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Lowell Park9 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Carter Gilmore Sports Complex (Greenman Field)6 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Central Reservoir Recreation Area5 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- South Prescott Park4 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Eastshore Park4 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Columbian Gardens4 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Beaconsfield Canyon4 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Ostrander Park4 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Tassafaronga Recreation Center3 ac · 0.1 mi trail
- Butters Canyon2 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Wade Johnson Park2 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
Who protects the land
5,230 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 5 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 lanes114.6 mi
- Off-road bike paths29.2 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes39.3 mi
- San Francisco Bay Trail (bike route)2.8 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball196
- Tennis132
- Baseball51
- Soccer44
- Football10
- Pickleball6
- Softball5
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Oakland and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 10.5% | 104.3 mi | 128 |
| Berkeley | 8.4% | 16.7 mi | 40 |
| San Leandro | 3.3% | 16.5 mi | 19 |
| Alameda | 3.1% | 14.3 mi | 32 |
| Emeryville | 24% | 1.4 mi | 13 |
| Brisbane | 0.8% | 5.0 mi | 3 |
| South San Francisco | 1.4% | 4.7 mi | 18 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Oakland'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 48.8-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.