Photo: Dana Payne · CC BY-SA 3.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Castroville
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 11 acres are parks and preserves, 1.7 per 1,000 residents. 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross Castroville, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns · #486 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Castroville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Castroville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Castroville is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns, #486 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
11 conserved acres
2% of Castroville’s land. Who manages Castroville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed site - North County Recreation and Park District Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 3 | Open |
| Unknown park - Monterey, County of Local Other or Unknown | County | 2 | Open |
| Japanese School Park Local Park | Regional agency | 2 | Restricted |
| North County Recreation Center Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
7 places to go in Castroville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Castroville: 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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 61 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.4 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and September the warmest (highs of 69 °F). 3.8 inches fall in January, the wettest month. The climate in Castroville →
Questions about parks and trails in Castroville
How much of Castroville 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 Castroville’s trails?
NCRPD doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Castroville?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Castroville?
7,405 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Castroville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 11 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Castroville have?
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #486 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 Castroville 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 →