Bear Valley Park
Park
26 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Bear Valley Springs
Bear Valley Springs has 17 miles of mapped trails, 0.4 for every square mile of land
20% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 37 acres are parks and preserves, 6.2 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Bear Valley Springs’ land is conserved, about 871 acres.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns · #648 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
871 acres · of 38.9 sq mi of land
Trails
17 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
37 ac
6.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
20%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
6,909 ft
Bear Mountain
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bear Valley Springs have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bear Valley Springs is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns, #648 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bear Valley Springs’ overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (17 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4BPark land6.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (37 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13CParks close to home20% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 36%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 24%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B−. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Beaubien Athletic Field
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
871 conserved acres
3% of Bear Valley Springs’ land. Who manages Bear Valley Springs’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits846 ac
Regional agency25 ac
Private Conservation · 846 acLocal Park · 25 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank And Joan Randall Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 846 | Restricted |
| Bear Valley Park Local Park | Regional agency | 25 | Open |
Things to do
10 places to go in Bear Valley Springs
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Bear Valley Springs
4 Island Lake Beach
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Bear Valley Springs
Cub Lake Playground
DirectionsPlus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Bear Valley Springs
BVS Dog Park - Large Dog Area
DirectionsBVS Dog Park - Small Dog Area
DirectionsBoat launches in Bear Valley Springs
1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Peaks in Bear Valley Springs
Bear Mountain6,909 ft elevation
DirectionsPicnic areas in Bear Valley Springs
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Bear Valley Springs
Lower Valley Campground
DirectionsTrails & water
7 named trails
Named trails
Horses · 12.1 miUnpaved · 8.0 mi
Highland Trail1.6 mi
BVS Nature Trail1.2 mi
Sycamore Canyon Trail1.0 mi
Foot Hill Trail1.0 mi
Lower Valley0.8 mi
Meadow Trail0.8 mi
East Valley Trail0.6 mi
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
4Tennis
4Pickleball
1Beach volleyball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Bear Valley Springs: 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) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 54 | 58 | 63 | 71 | 81 | 88 | 88 | 83 | 72 | 61 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.4 |
August is the driest month (0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.6 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bear Valley Springs →
Next door
Bear Valley Springs and its neighbors
Bear Valley Springs has the most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Bear Valley Springs
How much of Bear Valley Springs is conserved land?
3% 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 Bear Valley Springs’ trails?
Bear Valley Park and Beaubien Athletic Field don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bear Valley Springs?
6,157 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bear Valley Springs or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 37 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bear Valley Springs have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #648 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 Bear Valley Springs 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 →