Cerritos Park East
Park
31 acres0.8 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: The original uploader was AllyUnion at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Cerritos
5% of Cerritos’ land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Cerritos Park East (0.8 mi), El Rancho Verde Park (0.6 mi), Gridley Park (0.5 mi). 5% of Cerritos’ land is conserved, about 294 acres.
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns · #337 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
5%
294 acres · of 8.7 sq mi of land
Trails
5.0 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
281 ac
5.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
35 mi
19 mi lanes · 7.9 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Cerritos?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cerritos have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cerritos is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns, #337 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cerritos’ overall grade.
Conserved land5% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land5.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (281 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13CParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 72%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 60%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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 Cerritos Park East, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
El Rancho Verde Park
Park
6 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Sunshine Park
Park
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 21 parks & preserves
Cerritos Park East31 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
DirectionsEl Rancho Verde Park6 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Gridley Park8 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsLiberty Park32 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsSunshine Park4 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Heritage Park Play Island1 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsFriendship Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Heritage Park15 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsDon Knabe Community Regional Park85 acres · Los Angeles County
DirectionsJacob Street Park6 acres
Joe E. Gonsalves Park5 acres
DirectionsReservoir Hill Park5 acres
Westgate Park4 acres
Frontier Park4 acres
DirectionsPat Nixon Park3 acres
DirectionsRosewood Park3 acres · City of Cerritos
DirectionsBrookhaven Park2 acres
Satellite Park2 acres
Saddleback Park1 acres
Ecology Park1 acres
Loma Park1 acres
Who protects it
294 conserved acres
5% of Cerritos’ land. Who manages Cerritos’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city181 ac
Regional agency57 ac
County55 ac
Local Park · 175 acLocal Recreation Area · 105 acLocal Historic or Cultural Area · 7 acLocal Other or Unknown · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Knabe Community Regional Park Local Park | County | 55 | Open |
| Coyote Creek & Bike Trail Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 32 | Open |
| Liberty Park Local Park | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Cerritos Sports Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 29 | Open |
| Cerritos Iron Wood Nine Golf Course Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 26 | Restricted |
| Cerritos Park East Local Park | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| San Gabriel River and Bike Trail Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 18 | Open |
| Heritage Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Gridley Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Artesia Cemetery Local Historic or Cultural Area | Regional agency | 7 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
47 places to go in Cerritos
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Cerritos
30 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Waterfalls in Cerritos
1 waterfall without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Picnic areas in Cerritos
16 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
35 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
19 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
7.9 mi
off-road bike paths
8.3 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
53Tennis
49Basketball
23Baseball
10Pickleball
7Volleyball
3Softball
3Soccer
3Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Cerritos: 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) | 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) | 70 | 69 | 71 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 80 | 74 | 69 |
| Rain (in) | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.9 |
August is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 3.1 inches fall in February, the wettest month. The climate in Cerritos →
Next door
Cerritos and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Bellflower7.0 miLakewood5.7 miCerritos5.0 miNorwalk3.7 miLa Palma0.9 miSanta Fe Springs0.9 miArtesia0.0 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerritos | 5% | 0.6 | 6 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Artesia | 2% | under 0.1 | 1 | 87% | C− |
| Lakewood | 7% | 0.6 | 3 | 95% | B |
| Norwalk | 2% | 0.4 | 1 | 91% | C+ |
| La Palma | 3% | 0.5 | 3 | 99%+ | B |
| Bellflower | 3% | 1.1 | 1 | 94% | B |
| Santa Fe Springs | 2% | 0.1 | 5 | 91% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cerritos
Where can I hike in Cerritos?
The longest trail networks: Cerritos Park East, 0.8 miles; El Rancho Verde Park, 0.6 miles; Gridley Park, 0.5 miles; Liberty Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cerritos is conserved land?
5% 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 Cerritos’ trails?
Cerritos Park East and El Rancho Verde Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Cerritos?
35 miles of bike routes are on the map: 19 of painted or protected lanes, 7.9 of off-road paths and 8.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Cerritos?
13,123 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cerritos or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 281 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Cerritos have?
Ahead of 72% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #337 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 Cerritos 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 →