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Spring Lake Park
Park
301 acres8.1 mi of trail
Canyon Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa, CA parks, trails & bike paths
About 11% of Santa Rosa is conserved land, roughly 3,068 acres. There are about 69 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Spring Lake Park (8.1 mi), Howarth Memorial Park (4.5 mi), and A Place To Play (3.2 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Santa Rosa, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Santa Rosa outdoors
Conserved land
11%
3,068 of 27,264 acres
Trails
69 mi
1.6 mi per sq mi · 48 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
74
17 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
112.1 mi
76.7 mi lanes · 34.9 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
Howarth Memorial Park
Park
138 acres4.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3
A Place To Play
Park
75 acres3.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
4
Skyhawk Park
Park
26 acres1.8 mi of trail
Skyhawk Park Nature WalkSkyhawk Park Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Finley Community Park
Park
21 acres1.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Galvan Community Park
Park
28 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
7
Youth Community Park
Park
23 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
Skyhawk Open Space
Park
22 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trail sign
All 74 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 74 parks & preserves
Spring Lake Park301 acres · 8.1 mi of trail
Howarth Memorial Park138 acres · 4.5 mi of trail
A Place To Play75 acres · 3.2 mi of trail
Skyhawk Park26 acres · 1.8 mi of trail
Finley Community Park21 acres · 1.7 mi of trail
Galvan Community Park28 acres · 1.5 mi of trail
Youth Community Park23 acres · 1.4 mi of trail
Skyhawk Open Space22 acres · 1.4 mi of trail
Nagasawa Community Park19 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
Bayer Park6 acres · 1.1 mi of trail · City of Santa Rosa
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Dog parks in Santa Rosa
DeTurk Dog Park
Dog Park at A Place to PlayIn A Place To Play
Finali Dog ParkIn Finali Park
Happy Tails Dog Park
Harvest Dog ParkIn Harvest Park
Rincon Valley Community Park Dog ParkIn Rincon Valley Community Park
Unnamed dog park
Unnamed dog park
Unnamed dog park
Unnamed dog park
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 4.3 miHorses 1.4 miUnpaved 17.0 mi
Showing 1–10 of 13 trails
- Laguna Trail0.8 mi
- Channel Trail0.7 mi
- John Beckmeyer Trail0.7 mi
- Vietnam Veteran Memorial Trail0.5 mi
- Canyon Trail0.4 mi
- Lower Johnson Ridge Trail0.3 mi
- R.I.P. RJD0.3 mi
- Skyhawk Park Nature Walk0.2 mi
- Forestview Creek Trail0.2 mi
- Cobblestone Trail0.2 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Fountaingrove LakereservoirKelly PondpondLake RalphinereservoirPaulin Creek ReservoirreservoirSanta Rosa Creek ReservoirreservoirSpring Lake Swimming LagoonreservoirStony Point LakepondThe Lakes LakepondVernal PoolpondSanta Rosa Creek banks
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
3,068 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 95 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 lanes76.7 mi
- Off-road bike paths34.9 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.5 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball115
- Tennis106
- Baseball37
- Soccer28
- Pickleball13
- Volleyball5
- Football5
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Santa Rosa
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Other or Unknown 1,584 acConservation Easement 995 acLocal Park 893 acUnknown Easement 479 acState Park 198 ac
Showing 1–10 of 15 places
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown FarmLocal Other or Unknown | Town or city | 458 | Closed |
| Alpha FarmLocal Other or Unknown | Town or city | 405 | Closed |
| Kelly FarmLocal Other or Unknown | Town or city | 382 | Closed |
| Spring Lake Regional ParkLocal Park | County | 337 | Open |
| ScwaLocal Other or Unknown | Regional Water Districts | 208 | Restricted |
| Trione-Annadel State ParkState Park | State parks | 198 | Open |
| Bennett Valley Municipal Golf CourseLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 149 | Restricted |
| Howarth ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 112 | Open |
| Stone FarmLocal Other or Unknown | Town or city | 109 | Closed |
| Santa Rosa Plain Vernal Pool Ecological ReserveState Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 91 | Closed |
History
Historic places to visit
Showing 1–10 of 22 places
Americas Best Value Inn & Suites - Wine CountryRuins
Church of One TreeChurch
Comstock HouseHouse
Cross on the HillCross
Davis Ranch HouseHouse
DeTurk Round BarnIn DeTurk Round Barn Park · Building
Fountaingrove Inn RuinsRuins
G.A.R. MemorialWar memorial
Hilton Sonoma Wine Country RuinsRuins
Memorial Rose GroveMemorial
Nearby
Santa Rosa and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa | 11.3% | 68.6 mi | 74 |
| Sebastopol | 11% | 5.7 mi | 6 |
| Larkfield-Wikiup | 23.3% | 10.0 mi | 4 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Santa Rosa'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 38.3-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.