Pinto Lake County Park
Park
213 acres2.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
AOutdoors
Outdoors in Amesti
22% of Amesti’s land is conserved: 413 acres
222 acres are parks and preserves, 79 per 1,000 residents. 94% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Pinto Lake County Park (2.1 mi).
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns · #122 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
22%
413 acres · of 2.9 sq mi of land
Trails
2.1 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
222 ac
79 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
94%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.3 mi
1.3 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Amesti?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Amesti have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Amesti is ahead of 95% of U.S. towns, #122 of 847 in California. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Amesti’s overall grade.
Conserved land22% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land79 acres of park per 1,000 residents (222 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home94% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 95%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 86%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A 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 Pinto Lake County Park, with 2.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
413 conserved acres
22% of Amesti’s land. Who manages Amesti’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits230 ac
County184 ac
Town or city1 ac
Local Park · 186 acUnknown Easement · 155 acConservation Easement · 75 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 228 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinto Lake Park Local Park | Town or city | 186 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Amesti
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Amesti
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Dog parks in Amesti
1 dog park without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
1.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
2Soccer
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Amesti: April to August
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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 62 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 61 |
| Rain (in) | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 4.3 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and September the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 4.5 inches fall in January, the wettest month. The climate in Amesti →
Next door
Amesti and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amesti | 22% | 0.7 | 79 | 94% | A |
| Watsonville | 12% | 0.5 | 8 | 98% | A− |
| Freedom | 7% | 0.1 | 17 | 53% | B− |
| Corralitos | 1% | 0.5 | 20 | 22% | C+ |
| Interlaken | 4% | 0.6 | 17 | 84% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Amesti
Where can I hike in Amesti?
The longest trail networks: Pinto Lake County Park, 2.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Amesti is conserved land?
22% 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 Amesti’s trails?
Pinto Lake County Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Amesti?
1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Amesti?
21,818 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Amesti or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 222 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Amesti have?
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #122 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 Amesti 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 →