Cameron Park Lake Park
Park
53 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: UncleVinny · CC BY 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Cameron Park
Cameron Park has 13 miles of mapped trails, 1.2 for every square mile of land
87% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 124 acres are parks and preserves, 6.8 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Cameron Park’s land is conserved, about 139 acres.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns · #430 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
139 acres · of 11.2 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
124 ac
6.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
87%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.8 mi
3.8 mi lanes · 2.0 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Cameron Park?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cameron Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cameron Park is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns, #430 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cameron Park’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (13 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land6.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (124 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home87% 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 61%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 49%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to B+. 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
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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 Cameron Park Lake Park, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Gateway Park
Park
12 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 7 parks & preserves
Cameron Park Lake Park53 acres · 1.2 mi of trail
Rasmussen Park9 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsGateway Park12 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Christa McAuliffe Park8 acres
DirectionsAuburn Hills Park5 acres
Hacienda Park4 acres
Eastwood Park2 acres
Who protects it
139 conserved acres
2% of Cameron Park’s land. Who manages Cameron Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency72 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits70 ac
Private Conservation · 70 acLocal Park · 64 acLocal Other or Unknown · 8 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith and Gabb2 Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 70 | Closed |
| Gateway Park Local Park | Regional agency | 13 | Open |
| Royal Oaks Park Local Park | Regional agency | 10 | Open |
| Rasmussen Park Local Park | Regional agency | 9 | Open |
| Christa McAuliffe Park Local Park | Regional agency | 6 | Open |
| Northview Park Local Park | Regional agency | 6 | Open |
| Sandpiper Park Local Park | Regional agency | 5 | Open |
| Cameron Park Lake Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 5 | Open |
| Hacienda Park Local Park | Regional agency | 5 | Open |
| Cameron Park Community Center Local Park | Regional agency | 4 | Open |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
2 places to go in Cameron Park
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Cameron Park
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Cameron Park
1 playground without a name on the map.
Trails & water
3 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
5.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.8 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
2.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
9Basketball
8Pickleball
7Tennis
3Baseball
1Soccer
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Cameron Park: May and June
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 59 | 63 | 68 | 77 | 86 | 93 | 93 | 87 | 77 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 6.0 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 93 °F). 6.4 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 93 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Cameron Park →
Next door
Cameron Park and its neighbors
Cameron Park has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Park | 2% | 1.2 | 7 | 87% | B |
| El Dorado Hills | 12% | 1.6 | 73 | 95% | A+ |
| Shingle Springs | 3% | 0.3 | 11 | 64% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cameron Park
Where can I hike in Cameron Park?
The longest trail networks: Cameron Park Lake Park, 1.2 miles; Rasmussen Park, 0.4 miles; Gateway Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cameron Park is conserved land?
2% 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 Cameron Park’s trails?
Cameron Park Lake Park and Rasmussen Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Cameron Park?
5.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.8 of painted or protected lanes and 2.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Cameron Park?
33,232 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cameron Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 189 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Cameron Park have?
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #430 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 Cameron Park 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 →