Photo: Father of Nehrams2020 · CC BY-SA 3.0Atwater has 7.6 miles of mapped trails, 1.2 for every square mile of land
93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 79 acres are parks and preserves, 2.5 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Atwater’s land is conserved, about 76 acres.
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns · #460 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Atwater?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Atwater have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Atwater is ahead of 57% of U.S. towns, #460 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
The longest trail network is Osborn Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Veteran's Memorial Park
Ralston Park
All 11 parks & preserves
76 conserved acres
2% of Atwater’s land. Who manages Atwater’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Osborn Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Faul Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Ralston Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Albiani Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Manuel Balros Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Atwater Memorial Ball Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Antioch Holding 2 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Girl Scout Hut Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| E L Walter Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
8 places to go in Atwater
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
0.4 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 70 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Atwater: 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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 62 | 68 | 74 | 82 | 90 | 95 | 94 | 90 | 79 | 66 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 2.6 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Atwater →
Atwater and its neighbors
Atwater 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atwater | 2% | 1.2 | 2 | 93% | B |
| Winton | 3% | 0.8 | 2 | 68% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Atwater
Where can I hike in Atwater?
The longest trail networks: Osborn Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Atwater is conserved land?
2% 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 Atwater’s trails?
Osborn Park and Veteran's Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Atwater?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Atwater?
873 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Atwater or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 79 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Atwater have?
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #460 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 Atwater 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 →