Riverview Park
Managed by City of Bellflower
15 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: YonderStone · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Bellflower
Bellflower has 7.0 miles of mapped trails, 1.1 for every square mile of land
94% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 113 acres are parks and preserves, 1.5 per 1,000 residents. 3% of Bellflower’s land is conserved, about 113 acres.
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns · #446 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
113 acres · of 6.1 sq mi of land
Trails
7.0 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
113 ac
1.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
94%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.0 mi
0.2 mi lanes · 3.8 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Bellflower?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bellflower have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bellflower is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns, #446 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bellflower’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land1.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (113 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home94% 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 59%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 47%
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 Riverview Park, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ruth R. Caruthers Park
Park
15 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
T. Mayne Thompson Park
Park
12 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Byron Zinn Park
Park
3 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Riverview Park15 acres · 1.1 mi of trail · City of Bellflower
DirectionsRuth R. Caruthers Park15 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsT. Mayne Thompson Park12 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsByron Zinn Park3 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Constitution Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsJohn S. Simms Park13 acres
DirectionsPalm Street Park4 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
113 conserved acres
3% of Bellflower’s land. Who manages Bellflower’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city99 ac
Regional agency11 ac
Local Park · 57 acLocal Recreation Area · 54 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellflower Bike Trail Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| Riverview Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| Ruth R. Caruthers Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| John S. Simms Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| T. Mayne Thompson Park and Bellflower Aquatic Center Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| San Gabriel River and Bike Trail Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 11 | Open |
| Caruthers Park North Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Palm Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| H. Byrum Zinn Community Park and Trail Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Bellflower Skate Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 3 | Open |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
9 places to go in Bellflower
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Bellflower
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Bellflower
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Bellflower
Flora Vista Dog Park
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.5 miHorses · 0.9 mi
Bellflower Bike Path1.3 mi
Biking & sports
4.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
3.8 mi
off-road bike paths
San Gabriel River TrailBike route
0.9 miCourts & fields
13Baseball
10Tennis
9Basketball
4Football
2Soccer
2Volleyball
1Skate park
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Bellflower: 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) | 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 | 75 | 78 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 80 | 74 | 68 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
August is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 3.2 inches fall in February, the wettest month. The climate in Bellflower →
Next door
Bellflower and its neighbors
Bellflower has the second most mapped trails of the 6 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Bellflower
Where can I hike in Bellflower?
The longest trail networks: Riverview Park, 1.1 miles; Ruth R. Caruthers Park, 0.4 miles; T. Mayne Thompson Park, 0.3 miles; Byron Zinn Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bellflower 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 Bellflower’s trails?
Riverview Park and Ruth R. Caruthers Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Bellflower?
4.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of painted or protected lanes and 3.8 of off-road paths. Named routes: San Gabriel River Trail.
Is there public land near Bellflower?
10,968 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bellflower or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 113 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Bellflower have?
Ahead of 59% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #446 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 Bellflower 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 →