Ryden Park
Park
10 acres0.3 mi of trail
Beale Lake Nature Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Beale AFB
Beale AFB has 17 miles of mapped trails, 1.7 for every square mile of land
93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 13 acres are parks and preserves, 10.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 57% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
2 acres · of 10.1 sq mi of land
Trails
17 mi
1.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
13 ac
10.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
93%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.5 mi
1.5 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Beale AFB?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Beale AFB have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Beale AFB is ahead of 57% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Beale AFB’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails1.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (17 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4APark land10.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (13 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home93% 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 57%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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 Ryden Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Spenceville Wildlife Area
Nature preserve
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
2 conserved acres
under 1% of Beale AFB’s land. Who manages Beale AFB’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife2 ac
State Conservation Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spenceville Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 2 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Beale AFB
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Beale AFB
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Dog parks in Beale AFB
2 dog parks without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Beale Lake Nature Trail0.4 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
1Soccer
1Tracks
1Running tracks
1Football
1Beach volleyball
1Basketball
1Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Beale AFB: 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 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 61 | 66 | 73 | 82 | 91 | 96 | 95 | 90 | 79 | 65 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 4.7 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 4.5 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 5.1 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Beale AFB →
Questions about parks and trails in Beale AFB
Where can I hike in Beale AFB?
The longest trail networks: Ryden Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Beale AFB is conserved land?
under 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 Beale AFB’s trails?
Ryden Park and Spenceville Wildlife Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Beale AFB?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Beale AFB?
15,535 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Beale AFB or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Beale AFB have?
Ahead of 57% 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 Beale AFB 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 →