Charter Oak Park
Park
12 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning · Public domainC+Outdoors
Outdoors in Charter Oak
Charter Oak has 12 acres of parks, 1.3 for every 1,000 residents
81% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Charter Oak, 0.4 per square mile of land. 2% of Charter Oak’s land is conserved, about 12 acres.
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns · #617 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
12 acres · of 0.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
1.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
81%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.6 mi
1.4 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Charter Oak?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Charter Oak have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Charter Oak is ahead of 40% of U.S. towns, #617 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Charter Oak’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4BPark land1.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (12 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home81% 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 40%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 27%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Charter Oak. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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
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 Charter Oak Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
12 conserved acres
2% of Charter Oak’s land. Who manages Charter Oak’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County12 ac
Local Park · 12 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charter Oak Park Local Park | County | 12 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Charter Oak
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Charter Oak
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Biking & sports
1.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
2Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Charter Oak: April to 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) | 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) | 68 | 68 | 71 | 75 | 78 | 84 | 90 | 92 | 89 | 82 | 74 | 67 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.7 |
August is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 92 °F). 4.5 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 92 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Charter Oak →
Next door
Charter Oak and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Charter Oak
Where can I hike in Charter Oak?
The longest trail networks: Charter Oak Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Charter Oak 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 Charter Oak’s trails?
Charter Oak Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Charter Oak?
1.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of painted or protected lanes and 0.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Charter Oak?
18,186 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Charter Oak or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Charter Oak have?
Ahead of 40% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #617 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 Charter Oak 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 →