Cleveland National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
7,205 acres7.9 mi of trail
Viejas Mountain TrailBoundary Truck Trail WestAnderson Truck Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Amin Eshaiker · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Alpine
40% of Alpine’s land is conserved: 6,837 acres
The biggest trail networks: Cleveland National Forest (7.9 mi). 460 acres are parks and preserves, 30 per 1,000 residents. 14 miles of mapped trail cross Alpine, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 79% of U.S. towns · #296 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
40%
6,837 acres · of 26.8 sq mi of land
Trails
14 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
460 ac
30 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
48%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
7.0 mi
7.0 mi lanes
Highest peak
4,173 ft
Viejas Mountain
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Alpine?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Alpine have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Alpine is ahead of 79% of U.S. towns, #296 of 847 in California. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Alpine’s overall grade.
Conserved land40% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (14 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4BPark land30 acres of park per 1,000 residents (460 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home48% 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 79%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 65%
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 Cleveland National Forest, with 7.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Auren Pierce Park
Managed by Palo Verde Lake
5 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
6,837 conserved acres
40% of Alpine’s land. Who manages Alpine’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
U.S. Forest Service5,471 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government960 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits315 ac
Regional agency142 ac
Town or city10 ac
National Forest · 5,471 acUnknown Easement · 960 acPrivate Recreation or Education · 231 acLocal Recreation Area · 152 acPrivate Conservation · 84 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 899 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 5,471 | Open |
| Wright's Field Private Recreation or Education | Land trusts & nonprofits | 231 | Open |
| Loveland Reservoir Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 142 | Open |
| Peutz Creek Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 81 | Open |
| El Capitan Reservoir Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 10 | Restricted |
| Palmer Property Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 3 | Closed |
Things to do
6 places to go in Alpine
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Alpine
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Alpine
Viejas Mountain4,173 ft elevation · In Cleveland National Forest
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 0.5 miUnpaved · 2.2 mi
Viejas Mountain Trail1.5 mi
Anderson Truck Trail1.2 mi
Boundary Truck Trail West0.5 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
7.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
7.0 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
10Basketball
5Baseball
2Tennis
2Soccer
1Softball
1Running tracks
1Football
1Multi-sport
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Alpine: 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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 66 | 66 | 69 | 73 | 78 | 86 | 92 | 93 | 90 | 81 | 73 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
June is the driest month (0.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 3.7 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Alpine →
Next door
Alpine and its neighbors
Alpine has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine | 40% | 0.5 | 30 | 48% | A− |
| Harbison Canyon | 37% | 0.3 | 420 | 76% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Alpine
Where can I hike in Alpine?
The longest trail networks: Cleveland National Forest, 7.9 miles; Auren Pierce Park, 0.2 miles; Alpine Community Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Alpine is conserved land?
40% 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 Alpine’s trails?
Cleveland National Forest and Auren Pierce Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Alpine?
7.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 7.0 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Alpine?
120,879 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Alpine or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5,948 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Alpine have?
Ahead of 79% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #296 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 Alpine 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 →