Pocket Park and Food Forest
Park
3 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Goldenrowley · Public domainA−Outdoors
Outdoors in Cotati
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Cotati
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 3.3 miles of mapped trail cross Cotati, 1.8 per square mile of land. 35 acres are parks and preserves, 4.7 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns · #317 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
4%
42 acres · of 1.9 sq mi of land
Trails
3.3 mi
1.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
35 ac
4.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
5.8 mi
2.9 mi lanes · 0.6 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Cotati?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Cotati have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Cotati is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns, #317 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Cotati’s overall grade.
Conserved land4% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails1.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4APark land4.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (35 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 75%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 63%
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 Pocket Park and Food Forest, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
All 11 parks & preserves
Pocket Park and Food Forest3 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Helen Putnam Park8 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsFalletti Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Cator Field4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsLaPlaza Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsDraper Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsThomas Page Park4 acres
DirectionsVeterans Memorial Park3 acres
DirectionsKotate Park2 acres
Sunflower Park2 acres
DirectionsDelano Park1 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
42 conserved acres
4% of Cotati’s land. Who manages Cotati’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city25 ac
Regional Water Districts16 ac
Regional agency4 ac
Local Park · 21 acLocal Other or Unknown · 16 acLocal Recreation Area · 4 acAgricultural Easement · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scwa Local Other or Unknown | Regional Water Districts | 16 | Restricted |
| Helen Putnam Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Civic Center Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Falleti Ranch Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Kotate Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Sunflower Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| La Plaza Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Veterans Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Llyod and Prue Draper Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Al & Jennie Falletti Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Cotati
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Cotati
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.8 mi
West Copeland Creek Trail0.3 mi
Biking & sports
5.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.9 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.6 mi
off-road bike paths
2.3 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
4Baseball
3Tennis
2Basketball
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Cotati: 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 72 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 75 | 65 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 6.2 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 6.7 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 6.7 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Cotati →
Next door
Cotati and its neighbors
Cotati has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotati | 4% | 1.8 | 5 | 99%+ | A− |
| Rohnert Park | 9% | 2.5 | 4 | 99% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Cotati
Where can I hike in Cotati?
The longest trail networks: Pocket Park and Food Forest, 0.3 miles; Helen Putnam Park, 0.2 miles; Cator Field, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Cotati is conserved land?
4% 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 Cotati’s trails?
Pocket Park and Food Forest and Helen Putnam Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Cotati?
5.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.9 of painted or protected lanes, 0.6 of off-road paths and 2.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Cotati?
12,418 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Cotati or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 35 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Cotati have?
Ahead of 75% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #317 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 Cotati 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 →