Richardson Bay Audubon Sanctuary
Managed by Marin County Sheriff's Department
219 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Photo: Brocken Inaglory · CC BY-SA 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Belvedere
More than half of Belvedere’s land is conserved: 64%
64% of Belvedere’s land is conserved, about 214 acres. Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 8 acres are parks and preserves, 3.2 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
64%
214 acres · of 0.5 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
8 ac
3.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.9 mi
0.1 mi lanes · 0.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
1 beach
What kind of outdoors town is Belvedere?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Belvedere have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Belvedere is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Belvedere’s overall grade.
Conserved land64% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4DPark land3.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (8 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13C−Parks 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 58%
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Water is more than half of Belvedere’s area (2 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 14%.
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Belvedere Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
214 conserved acres
64% of Belvedere’s land. Water is left out: Belvedere has 0.5 square miles of land and 1.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Belvedere’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits206 ac
Town or city8 ac
Private Other or Unknown · 188 acPrivate Conservation · 17 acLocal Park · 4 acLocal Other or Unknown · 3 acLocal Recreation Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 206 | Closed |
| Richardson Bay Lineal Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Belvedere Lands 004 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Belvedere Community Center Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Belvedere
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Belvedere
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Belvedere
Belvedere Park PlaygroundIn Belvedere Park
DirectionsScenic views in Belvedere
2 scenic views without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Belvedere
2 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.9 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
2Basketball
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Valentine Rey HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Belvedere: 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 59 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 70 | 62 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 6.0 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and September the warmest (highs of 73 °F). 6.0 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Belvedere →
Next door
Belvedere and its neighbors
Belvedere has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belvedere | 64% | under 0.1 | 3 | 99%+ | B |
| Tiburon | 56% | 3.8 | 115 | 99%+ | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Belvedere
How much of Belvedere is conserved land?
64% 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 Belvedere’s trails?
Richardson Bay Audubon Sanctuary and Belvedere Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Belvedere?
0.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of painted or protected lanes and 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Belvedere?
46,268 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Belvedere or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 8 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Belvedere have?
Ahead of 58% 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 Belvedere 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 →