William Keck Memorial Park
Park
17 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: GeorgeLouis at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Coalinga
Coalinga has 41 acres of parks, 2.4 for every 1,000 residents
The biggest trail networks: William Keck Memorial Park (0.6 mi). 2.9 miles of mapped trail cross Coalinga, 0.4 per square mile of land. 67% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns · #674 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
40 acres · of 6.7 sq mi of land
Trails
2.9 mi
0.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
41 ac
2.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
67%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.2 mi
0.2 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Coalinga have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Coalinga is ahead of 33% of U.S. towns, #674 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Coalinga’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4BPark land2.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (41 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home67% 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 33%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 20%
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 William Keck Memorial Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Olsen Park
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
40 conserved acres
1% of Coalinga’s land. Who manages Coalinga’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency30 ac
Town or city7 ac
State fish & wildlife3 ac
Local Park · 34 acUnknown Easement · 3 acLocal Other or Unknown · 3 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 3 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keck Park Local Park | Regional agency | 18 | Open |
| Olsen Park Local Park | Regional agency | 12 | Open |
| Centennial Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Unknown park - Coalinga, City of Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 3 | Open |
Biking & sports
0.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Coalinga Polk Street SchoolBuilding · listed 1982
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Coalinga: April and May
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) | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 59 | 63 | 69 | 75 | 83 | 92 | 98 | 97 | 92 | 81 | 68 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 98 °F). 1.9 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 98 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Coalinga →
Questions about parks and trails in Coalinga
Where can I hike in Coalinga?
The longest trail networks: William Keck Memorial Park, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Coalinga 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 Coalinga’s trails?
William Keck Memorial Park and Olsen Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Coalinga?
0.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Coalinga?
19,343 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Coalinga or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 41 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Coalinga have?
Ahead of 33% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #674 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 Coalinga 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 →