5% of Avocado Heights’ land is conserved: 75 acres
4.9 miles of mapped trail cross Avocado Heights, 2.2 per square mile of land. 22 acres are parks and preserves, 1.7 per 1,000 residents. 76% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns · #421 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Avocado Heights?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Avocado Heights have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Avocado Heights is ahead of 63% of U.S. towns, #421 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Avocado Heights Park
Avenue Park
75 conserved acres
5% of Avocado Heights’ land. Who manages Avocado Heights’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duck Farm Property Local Other or Unknown | Regional Water Districts | 38 | Restricted |
| San Jose Creek Federal Other or Unknown | Army Corps of Engineers | 16 | Open |
| San Angelo Park Local Park | County | 9 | Open |
| Avocado Heights Park Local Park | County | 8 | Open |
| Avenue Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
2 places to go in Avocado Heights
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2 named trails
1.7 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 Avocado Heights: 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 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 69 | 69 | 72 | 75 | 77 | 82 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 82 | 75 | 68 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
August is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 3.5 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Avocado Heights →
Avocado Heights and its neighbors
Avocado Heights 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avocado Heights | 5% | 2.2 | 2 | 76% | B |
| Industry | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Avocado Heights
Where can I hike in Avocado Heights?
The longest trail networks: Avocado Heights Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Avocado Heights 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 Avocado Heights’ trails?
San Angelo Park and Avocado Heights Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Avocado Heights?
1.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.7 of painted or protected lanes. Named routes: Avocado Heights Trail and San Jose Creek Trail.
Is there public land near Avocado Heights?
16,073 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Avocado Heights or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 37 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Avocado Heights have?
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #421 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 Avocado Heights 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 →