Angeles National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
487 acres1.7 mi of trail
Pacific Crest Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Bobbascious · Public domainBOutdoors
Outdoors in Agua Dulce
Agua Dulce has 203 acres of parks, 72 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: Angeles National Forest (1.7 mi). 14 miles of mapped trail cross Agua Dulce, 0.6 per square mile of land. 21% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns · #419 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
691 acres · of 22.9 sq mi of land
Trails
14 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
203 ac
72 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
21%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
3,051 ft
Saddleback Mountain
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Agua Dulce have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Agua Dulce is ahead of 63% of U.S. towns, #419 of 847 in California. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Agua Dulce’s overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (14 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land72 acres of park per 1,000 residents (203 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home21% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 63%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 51%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A−. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Angeles National Forest, with 1.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Vasquez Rocks Park
Park
37 acres0.1 mi of trail
Pacific Crest Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
691 conserved acres
5% of Agua Dulce’s land. Who manages Agua Dulce’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service486 ac
County127 ac
Regional agency78 ac
National Forest · 486 acLocal Park · 127 acLocal Other or Unknown · 66 acUnknown Easement · 11 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 11 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angeles National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 486 | Open |
| Vasquez Rocks Natural Area and Nature Center Local Park | County | 127 | Open |
| Unnamed site - Santa Clarita Watershed Recreation and Conservation Authority Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 59 | Unknown |
| Unnamed site - Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 8 | Unknown |
Things to do
1 places to go in Agua Dulce
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Peaks in Agua Dulce
Saddleback Mountain3,051 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Horses · 1.7 miUnpaved · 9.9 mi
Pacific Crest Trail1.7 mi
Ritter Motorway0.1 mi
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Agua Dulce: April to June
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 59 | 64 | 69 | 77 | 86 | 92 | 93 | 88 | 77 | 65 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
August is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 3.3 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Agua Dulce →
Next door
Agua Dulce and its neighbors
Agua Dulce has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agua Dulce | 5% | 0.6 | 72 | 21% | B |
| Acton | 1% | 1.6 | 33 | 27% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Agua Dulce
Where can I hike in Agua Dulce?
The longest trail networks: Angeles National Forest, 1.7 miles; Vasquez Rocks Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Agua Dulce is conserved land?
5% of its land, against a typical 4% for a California town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Agua Dulce’s trails?
Angeles National Forest and Vasquez Rocks Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Agua Dulce?
85,568 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Agua Dulce or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,074 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Agua Dulce have?
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #419 of 847 in California. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Agua Dulce neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →