Photo: Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning · Public domainCitrus has 5 acres of parks, 0.5 for every 1,000 residents
0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Citrus, 0.5 per square mile of land. 73% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns · #676 of 847 in California. What drives it
How much outdoors does Citrus have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Citrus is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns, #676 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold 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
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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Dalton Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
5 conserved acres
1% of Citrus’ land. Who manages Citrus’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
2 places to go in Citrus
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
0.1 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.
The best walking months in Citrus: 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) | 69 | 69 | 72 | 75 | 78 | 84 | 90 | 91 | 89 | 82 | 74 | 68 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.7 |
August is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 4.5 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Citrus →
Citrus and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Citrus
Where can I hike in Citrus?
The longest trail networks: Dalton Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Citrus is conserved land?
1% 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 Citrus’ trails?
Dalton Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Citrus?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Citrus?
16,166 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Citrus or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Citrus have?
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #676 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 Citrus 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 →