4th Street Park
Park
3 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Johnwayne Stroud · CC BY-SA 3.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Calimesa
22% of Calimesa’s land is conserved: 2,099 acres
1,902 acres are parks and preserves, 174 per 1,000 residents. 8.4 miles of mapped trail cross Calimesa, 0.6 per square mile of land. 64% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns · #209 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
22%
2,099 acres · of 14.9 sq mi of land
Trails
8.4 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,902 ac
174 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
64%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.6 mi
2.6 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Calimesa?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Calimesa have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Calimesa is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns, #209 of 847 in California. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Calimesa’s overall grade.
Conserved land22% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (8 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land174 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,902 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13AParks close to home64% 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 88%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 75%
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 4th Street Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
San Timoteo Canyon
Nature preserve
290 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
San Bernardino National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Creekside Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
2,099 conserved acres
22% of Calimesa’s land. Who manages Calimesa’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency1,443 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits820 ac
State parks194 ac
Town or city4 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 1,443 acPrivate Conservation · 458 acLocal Conservation Area · 362 acState Other or Unknown · 194 acLocal Park · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 8 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority Conserved Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 1,443 | Open |
| Cienega Canyon Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 362 | Unknown |
| Oak Valley Local Conservation Area | Land trusts & nonprofits | 362 | Open |
| San Timoteo Canyon State Other or Unknown | State parks | 194 | Closed |
| Clark Open Space Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 77 | Open |
| River Lands Conservancy Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 18 | Restricted |
| Calimesa 4th Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Creekside Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Calimesa
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Dog parks in Calimesa
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
2.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.6 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
1Basketball
1Tennis
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Calimesa: April and May
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) | 65 | 65 | 69 | 74 | 80 | 89 | 96 | 97 | 91 | 82 | 72 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.7 |
August is the driest month (0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 3.7 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Calimesa →
Next door
Calimesa and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Calimesa
Where can I hike in Calimesa?
The longest trail networks: 4th Street Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Calimesa is conserved land?
22% 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 Calimesa’s trails?
4th Street Park and San Timoteo Canyon don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Calimesa?
2.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.6 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Calimesa?
73,417 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Calimesa or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,902 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Calimesa have?
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #209 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 Calimesa 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 →