Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.095% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Arbuckle
3.9 miles of mapped trail cross Arbuckle, 2.2 per square mile of land. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 2.6 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #468 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Arbuckle?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Arbuckle have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Arbuckle is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #468 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
7 conserved acres
1% of Arbuckle’s land. Who manages Arbuckle’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball Four Park Local Park | Regional agency | 5 | Open |
| LaVanche Hursh Park Local Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
| Wee Park Local Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
4 places to go in Arbuckle
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Arbuckle: April and May
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 62 | 68 | 75 | 83 | 91 | 96 | 95 | 91 | 81 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 4.8 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.8 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Arbuckle →
Questions about parks and trails in Arbuckle
Where can I hike in Arbuckle?
The longest trail networks: LaVanche Hursh Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Arbuckle is conserved land?
1% 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 Arbuckle’s trails?
Balfour Park and LaVanche Hursh Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Arbuckle?
192 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Arbuckle or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Arbuckle have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #468 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 Arbuckle neighbors.
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 →