San Francisco Peninsula Watershed
Managed by San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Us Census Bureau · Public domainCOutdoors
Outdoors in Baywood Park
10% of Baywood Park’s land is conserved: 38 acres
67% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
38 acres · of 0.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
67%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.3 mi
1.3 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Baywood Park?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Baywood Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Baywood Park is ahead of 26% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Baywood Park’s overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4DPark land0.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (0 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13DParks close to home67% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 26%
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NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Baywood Park. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
38 conserved acres
10% of Baywood Park’s land. Who manages Baywood Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County38 ac
Local Resource Management Area · 38 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| SFPUC Peninsula Watershed Local Resource Management Area | County | 38 | Restricted |
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
When to get out
The best walking months in Baywood Park: 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) | 9.8 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 73 | 64 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 4.9 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 4.9 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Baywood Park →
Next door
Baywood Park 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baywood Park | 10% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 67% | C |
| San Mateo | 10% | 1.7 | 7 | 97% | A− |
| Hillsborough | under 1% | 0.3 | under 1 | 35% | C− |
| Highlands | 36% | 1.6 | 4 | 67% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Baywood Park
How much of Baywood Park is conserved land?
10% 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 Baywood Park’s trails?
San Francisco Peninsula Watershed doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Baywood Park?
1.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.3 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Baywood Park?
24,035 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Baywood Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Baywood Park have?
Ahead of 26% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Baywood Park 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 →