96% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Bell Gardens
4.3 miles of mapped trail cross Bell Gardens, 1.7 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: John Anson Ford Park (2.8 mi), Bell Gardens Veterans Park (1.2 mi). 72 acres are parks and preserves, 1.9 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns · #364 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Bell Gardens?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Bell Gardens have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bell Gardens is ahead of 70% of U.S. towns, #364 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 John Anson Ford Park, with 2.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bell Gardens Veterans Park
69 conserved acres
4% of Bell Gardens’ land. Who manages Bell Gardens’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Gardens Sports Center at Ford Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| John Anson Ford Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Bell Gardens Veterans Park Local Park | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Bell Gardens Golf Course at Ford Park Local Park | Town or city | 13 | Restricted |
| Community Garden Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Restricted |
| Marlow Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Bell Gardens Skate Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Julia Russ Asmus Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
6 places to go in Bell Gardens
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
13 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 Bell Gardens: April to July
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 | 76 | 80 | 85 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 75 | 69 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
August is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 3.6 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bell Gardens →
Bell Gardens and its neighbors
Bell Gardens has the second most mapped trails of the 5 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Bell Gardens
Where can I hike in Bell Gardens?
The longest trail networks: John Anson Ford Park, 2.8 miles; Bell Gardens Veterans Park, 1.2 miles; Marlow Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bell Gardens is conserved land?
4% 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 Bell Gardens’ trails?
John Anson Ford Park and Bell Gardens Veterans Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Bell Gardens?
13 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of off-road paths and 12 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Bell Gardens?
9,902 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bell Gardens or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 72 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Bell Gardens have?
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #364 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 Bell Gardens 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 →