Veterans Memorial Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Justefrain · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Bell
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Bell
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 12 acres are parks and preserves, 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns · #732 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
10 acres · of 2.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
0.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.5 mi
1.9 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Bell?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bell have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bell is ahead of 23% of U.S. towns, #732 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bell’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4DPark land0.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (12 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13DParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 23%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 14%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Bell. 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.
Ernest Debs Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
10 conserved acres
1% of Bell’s land. Who manages Bell’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city10 ac
Local Park · 8 acLocal Recreation Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Ernest Debs Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Pritchard Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Camp Little Bear Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Treder Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Bell
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bell
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Community gardens in Bell
GrowGood Urban Farm
DirectionsBiking & sports
2.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.9 mi
off-road bike paths
0.6 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
7Basketball
6Soccer
4Tennis
2Baseball
1Football
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Bell: 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 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 80 | 85 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 75 | 69 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
August is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 3.8 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bell →
Next door
Bell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell | 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 99%+ | C− |
| Cudahy | 3% | 0.3 | 1 | 99%+ | B− |
| Commerce | 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 97% | C |
| Bell Gardens | 4% | 1.7 | 2 | 96% | B+ |
| Huntington Park | 2% | 0.6 | 1 | 96% | B− |
| Maywood | 2% | under 0.1 | 1 | 99%+ | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bell
How much of Bell is conserved land?
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 Bell’s trails?
Veterans Memorial Park and Ernest Debs Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Bell?
2.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.9 of off-road paths and 0.6 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Bell?
10,402 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bell or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Bell have?
Ahead of 23% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #732 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 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 →