1
Portuguese Bend Reserve
Managed by Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy
411 acres10.9 mi of trail
Burma Road TrailIshibashi TrailPeppertree TrailRim TrailIshibashi Farm Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Rancho Palos Verdes
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA parks, trails & bike paths
About 7.5% of Rancho Palos Verdes is conserved land, roughly 1,892 acres. There are about 54 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Portuguese Bend Reserve (10.9 mi), Forrestal Reserve (3.4 mi), and Abalone Cove Reserve (3.3 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Rancho Palos Verdes, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Rancho Palos Verdes outdoors
Conserved land
7.5%
1,892 of 25,298 acres
Trails
54 mi
1.4 mi per sq mi · 37 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
23
46 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
24.4 mi
23.3 mi lanes · 1.1 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
Forrestal Reserve
Managed by Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy
151 acres3.4 mi of trail
Flying Mane TrailMariposa TrailQuarry TrailPirate TrailCristo que Viento Trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Abalone Cove Reserve
Managed by Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy
72 acres3.3 mi of trail
Olmsted TrailAbalone Cove TrailPortuguese Point loop TrailInspiration Point TrailChapel View Trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
Shoreline Park
Park
68 acres2.2 mi of trail
Shoreline Park TrailEast Boundary TrailGnatcatcher TrailCatalina TrailSagebrush Walk Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
5
Friendship Park
Managed by City of Rancho Palos Verdes: Parks and Facilities
96 acres2.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Ocean Trails Reserve
Managed by Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy
116 acres1.7 mi of trail
Catalina TrailSunrise TrailCoastal Switchback TrailWest Portal TrailSunset Trail
Dog rules not recorded
7
Three Sisters Reserve
Managed by Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy
99 acres1.7 mi of trail
Barkentine TrailThree Sisters TrailMcCarrel Canyon TrailSunshine Trail
Dog rules not recorded
8
Alta Vicente Reserve
Managed by Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy
59 acres1.4 mi of trail
Alta Vicente TrailPrickly Pear TrailNike Trail
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
All 23 parks & preserves
- Fred Hesse Jr. Community Park29 ac · 1 mi trail · Directions
- Point Vicente Park and Civic Center77 ac · 0.6 mi trail · Directions
- Ladera Linda Park25 ac · 0.6 mi trail · Directions
- Vista del Norte Reserve18 ac · 0.6 mi trail · Directions
- Eastview Park10 ac · 0.5 mi trail · Directions
- Pelican Cove Park8 ac · 0.3 mi trail · Directions
- Point Vicente Picnic Area8 ac · 0.2 mi trail · Directions
- Abalone Cove State Marine Conservation Area3,008 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Founders Park3 ac · 0.1 mi trail · Directions
- Point Vicente State Marine Conservation Area7,429 ac · Directions
- San Ramon Reserve99 ac · Directions
- Los Verdes Park9 ac · Directions
- Del Cerro Park4 ac · Directions
- Marilyn Ryan Sunset Point Park2 ac · Directions
- Vanderlip Park2 ac
Who protects the land
1,892 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 33 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 lanes23.3 mi
- Off-road bike paths1.1 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis55
- Golf13
- Basketball11
- Multi-sport10
- Baseball7
- Soccer6
- Equestrian3
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Next door
Rancho Palos Verdes and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho Palos Verdes | 7.5% | 54.2 mi | 23 |
| Rolling Hills Estates | 15.5% | 16.7 mi | 10 |
| Rolling Hills | 1.5% | 3.3 mi | 2 |
| Los Angeles | 14.1% | 701.7 mi | 373 |
| Palos Verdes Estates | 7% | 20.3 mi | 2 |
| Lomita | 0.8% | 0.7 mi | 3 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Rancho Palos Verdes'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 30.5-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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