10% of Bonsall’s land is conserved: 852 acres
1% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 7.0 miles of mapped trail cross Bonsall, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns · #691 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Bonsall?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Bonsall have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bonsall is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns, #691 of 847 in California. Conserved land holds 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
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852 conserved acres
10% of Bonsall’s land. Who manages Bonsall’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 453 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 3 of 68 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Groves Property TransNet Mitigation State Other or Unknown | Other state land | 279 | Unknown |
| San Luis Rey River Park Local Park | County | 86 | Closed |
| Lueng/Lowe TransNet Environmental Mitigation State Other or Unknown | Other state land | 21 | Unknown |
| San Luis Rey River Ecological Reserve State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 14 | Restricted |
2 places to go in Bonsall
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
1 named trail
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
The best walking months in Bonsall: 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) | 10.2 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 68 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 80 | 85 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 74 | 67 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
August is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 3.0 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Bonsall →
Bonsall and its neighbors
Bonsall 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonsall | 10% | 0.5 | under 1 | 1% | C |
| Oceanside | 15% | 1.0 | 17 | 94% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bonsall
How much of Bonsall is conserved land?
10% 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.
Where can I bike in Bonsall?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Bonsall?
11,091 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bonsall or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bonsall have?
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #691 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 Bonsall 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 →