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Towns with the most trails in California

Ranked by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. 33 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Map of Kings Beach 1 Kings Beach 6.8 mi / sq mi Trail miles 20.3 mi 2 University of California-Davis 4.7 mi / sq mi Trail miles 7.9 mi Big Bear City 3 Big Bear City 3.9 mi / sq mi Trail miles 124.7 mi
#TownTrail miles per sq miTrail milesParks & preserves
1 Map of Kings Beach Kings Beach2,736 people 6.8 mi / sq mi 20.3 mi 1
2 University of California-Davis8,696 people 4.7 mi / sq mi 7.9 mi 0
3 Big Bear City Big Bear City11,431 people 3.9 mi / sq mi 124.7 mi 6
4 Rancho Santa Margarita Rancho Santa Margarita46,990 people 3.2 mi / sq mi 41.8 mi 16
5 Scotts Valley Scotts Valley12,044 people 2.3 mi / sq mi 10.4 mi 9
6 Jurupa Valley Jurupa Valley107,011 people 2.1 mi / sq mi 93.1 mi 38
7 Victorville Victorville137,627 people 1.7 mi / sq mi 121.6 mi 20
8 Santa Rosa Santa Rosa177,090 people 1.6 mi / sq mi 68.6 mi 74
9 Mountain View Mountain View83,732 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 17.2 mi 33
10 Map of Los Angeles Los Angeles3,857,263 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 701.7 mi 373
11 La Habra Heights La Habra Heights5,478 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 8.4 mi 2
12 Palm Springs Palm Springs45,070 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 126.7 mi 14
13 Map of Brentwood Brentwood65,208 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 19.7 mi 39
14 Map of Albany Albany19,414 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 6.6 mi 13
15 Rancho Mirage Rancho Mirage17,563 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 31.2 mi 8
16 Cameron Park Cameron Park18,315 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 13.4 mi 7
17 Map of Bella Vista Bella Vista4,511 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 31.3 mi 0
18 Map of Highgrove Highgrove8,366 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 3.6 mi 4
19 Map of McKinleyville McKinleyville17,113 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 23.0 mi 11
20 Culver City Culver City39,931 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 5.3 mi 15
21 Oceanside Oceanside172,242 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 41.8 mi 35
22 Fontana Fontana214,169 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 36.5 mi 53
23 Map of Lake Nacimiento Lake Nacimiento3,339 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 8.8 mi 0
24 Pico Rivera Pico Rivera60,272 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 6.7 mi 6
25 Oroville Oroville19,752 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 10.2 mi 13
26 Map of Suisun City Suisun City29,286 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 2.7 mi 11
27 Pismo Beach Pismo Beach8,014 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 7.9 mi 17
28 Map of Nice Nice2,569 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 5
29 Map of Santa Maria Santa Maria110,462 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 11.2 mi 31
30 Map of Firebaugh Firebaugh8,392 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.4 mi 3
31 Map of South Whittier South Whittier55,650 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.7 mi 2
32 Pollock Pines Pollock Pines6,212 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 0
33 Map of Paradise Paradise7,392 people 0.1 mi / sq mi 2.0 mi 5

How this ranking works

We rank every town by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. Paths, bridleways, woods roads and footways in parks count; sidewalks don't. Towns need at least a mile of trail to be ranked. Trails come from OpenStreetMap, so a well-mapped town can edge out an equally trail-rich one that's mapped less thoroughly. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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