1
Harry A Barbier Memorial Park
Nature preserve
642 acres16.7 mi of trail
CanaryGold Hill GradeJT HowellQuercus IVWood Rat
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · San Rafael
San Rafael, CA parks, trails & bike paths
About 26% of San Rafael is conserved land, roughly 3,710 acres. There are about 59 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Harry A Barbier Memorial Park (16.7 mi), Terra Linda - Sleepy Hollow Open Space Preserve (11.3 mi), and China Camp State Park (6.6 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in San Rafael, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
San Rafael outdoors
Conserved land
26%
3,710 of 14,351 acres
Trails
59 mi
2.6 mi per sq mi · 49 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
28
61 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
35.3 mi
18.2 mi lanes · 11.9 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
Terra Linda - Sleepy Hollow Open Space Preserve
Managed by Marin County Parks and Open Space District
876 acres11.3 mi of trail
Eagle Rock trailEagle Rock TrailWintergreen TrailMontecillo TrailJameson trail
Dogs allowedMapped in OpenStreetMap
3
China Camp State Park
Managed by California Department of Parks and Recreation
429 acres6.6 mi of trail
Ridge Fire TrailMcNears Fire TrailMaytagReach AroundPeacock Gap Trail
Dog rules not recorded
4
West End San Rafael Open Space
Managed by City of San Rafael
43 acres1.4 mi of trail
Clorinda TrailSentinel Ridge Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
5
Lagoon Park
Park
31 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Jerry Russom Memorial Park
Park
63 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dogs allowedMapped in OpenStreetMap
No trailhead mapped yet
7
Boyd Memorial Park
Nature preserve
36 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
Gerstle Park
Park
6 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
All 28 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 28 parks & preserves
Harry A Barbier Memorial Park642 acres · 16.7 mi of trail
Terra Linda - Sleepy Hollow Open Space Preserve876 acres · 11.3 mi of trail · Marin County Parks and Open Space District
China Camp State Park429 acres · 6.6 mi of trail · California Department of Parks and Recreation
West End San Rafael Open Space43 acres · 1.4 mi of trail · City of San Rafael
Lagoon Park31 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
Jerry Russom Memorial Park63 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
Boyd Memorial Park36 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Gerstle Park6 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Dominican Nature Preserve20 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Western Alliance for Nature
Hartzell Park19 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Who protects the land
3,710 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 1 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 lanes18.2 mi
- Off-road bike paths11.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes5.1 mi
- San Francisco Bay Trail (bike route)3.1 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis59
- Basketball39
- Baseball20
- Soccer10
- Beach volleyball3
- Football1
- Multi-sport1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
San Rafael and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Rafael | 25.9% | 59.2 mi | 28 |
| Santa Venetia | 61.1% | 25.4 mi | 7 |
| Ross | 6.1% | 2.4 mi | 5 |
| Larkspur | 24% | 10.4 mi | 11 |
| San Anselmo | 9.9% | 6.4 mi | 17 |
| Kentfield | 21.6% | 9.4 mi | 6 |
| Lucas Valley-Marinwood | 64.6% | 24.8 mi | 4 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about San Rafael'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 23.5-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.