Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
Managed by California Department of Parks and Recreation
506 acres0.8 mi of trail
Mill Creek Horse Trail (North)
No dogs
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
AOutdoors
Outdoors in Bertsch-Oceanview
30% of Bertsch-Oceanview’s land is conserved: 1,007 acres
550 acres are parks and preserves, 245 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park (0.8 mi). 3.5 miles of mapped trail cross Bertsch-Oceanview, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 91% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
30%
1,007 acres · of 5.3 sq mi of land
Trails
3.5 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
550 ac
245 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
68%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.5 mi
0.6 mi lanes · 0.9 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Bertsch-Oceanview?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bertsch-Oceanview have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bertsch-Oceanview is ahead of 91% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bertsch-Oceanview’s overall grade.
Conserved land30% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land245 acres of park per 1,000 residents (550 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13AParks close to home68% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 91%
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Water is 5% of Bertsch-Oceanview’s area (0 of 6 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 28%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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 Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Redwood National and State Parks
Managed by National Park Service;California Department of Parks and Recreation
549 acres
Dogs usually limited
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Redwood National Park
Managed by National Park Service
43 acres
Dogs usually limited
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Redwood Heritage State Wilderness
Nature preserve
1 acres
No dogs
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
1,007 conserved acres
30% of Bertsch-Oceanview’s land. Water is left out: Bertsch-Oceanview has 5.3 square miles of land and 0.3 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Bertsch-Oceanview’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks511 ac
State fish & wildlife469 ac
National Park Service51 ac
County1 ac
State Park · 511 acState Conservation Area · 469 acNational Park · 51 acLocal Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park State Park | State parks | 511 | Open |
| Crescent City Marsh Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 423 | Restricted |
| Redwood National Park National Park | National Park Service | 51 | Open |
| Elk Creek Wetlands Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 47 | Restricted |
| Bertsch Tract Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Bertsch-Oceanview
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Bertsch-Oceanview
1 beach without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Bertsch-Oceanview
1 playground without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Bertsch-Oceanview
3 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.6 mi
California Coastal Trail0.4 mi
Mill Creek Horse Trail (North)0.2 mi
Biking & sports
1.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.6 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.9 mi
off-road bike paths
When to get out
The best walking months in Bertsch-Oceanview: May to September
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) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 62 | 56 | 53 |
| Rain (in) | 11.3 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 8.9 | 13.2 |
July is the driest month (0.3 in) and August the warmest (highs of 65 °F). 13.2 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Bertsch-Oceanview →
Next door
Bertsch-Oceanview and its neighbors
Bertsch-Oceanview has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertsch-Oceanview | 30% | 0.7 | 245 | 68% | A |
| Crescent City | 4% | 1.2 | 16 | 95% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bertsch-Oceanview
Where can I hike in Bertsch-Oceanview?
The longest trail networks: Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, 0.8 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bertsch-Oceanview is conserved land?
30% 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 Bertsch-Oceanview’s trails?
Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park and Redwood National and State Parks don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Bertsch-Oceanview?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of painted or protected lanes and 0.9 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Bertsch-Oceanview?
57,131 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bertsch-Oceanview or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 550 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bertsch-Oceanview have?
Ahead of 91% 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 Bertsch-Oceanview 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 →