Sycamore Valley Open Space Regional Preserve
Managed by East Bay Regional Parks District
680 acres6.9 mi of trail
Harvest TrailShort Ridge TrailSand Hill TrailShady Slope Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Agwatkin · CC BY-SA 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in Danville
Danville has 39 miles of mapped trails, 2.1 for every square mile of land
11% of Danville’s land is conserved, about 1,217 acres. 92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Sycamore Valley Open Space Regional Preserve (6.9 mi), Sycamore Valley Park (1.8 mi), Oak Hill Park (1.5 mi).
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns · #154 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
11%
1,217 acres · of 18.1 sq mi of land
Trails
39 mi
2.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,049 ac
24 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
31 mi
23 mi lanes · 7.9 mi paths
Highest peak
640 ft
Boon Hill
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Danville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Danville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Danville is ahead of 92% of U.S. towns, #154 of 847 in California. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Danville’s overall grade.
Conserved land11% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails2.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (39 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4APark land24 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,049 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home92% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 92%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 82%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be 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 Sycamore Valley Open Space Regional Preserve, with 6.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Oak Hill Park
Managed by Town of Danville
43 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Diablo West Greenbelt
Managed by Diablo West Homeowner's Association
14 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Sycamore
Managed by https://www.sycamorehomesassociation.com/
11 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Land Bank
Managed by East Bay Regional Park District
111 acres0.4 mi of trail
Fiddlestick Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 13 parks & preserves
Sycamore Valley Open Space Regional Preserve680 acres · 6.9 mi of trail · East Bay Regional Parks District
DirectionsSycamore Valley Park29 acres · 1.8 mi of trail
DirectionsOak Hill Park43 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · Town of Danville
DirectionsOsage Station Park30 acres · 1.3 mi of trail
DirectionsDiablo West Greenbelt14 acres · 1.1 mi of trail · Diablo West Homeowner's Association
Sycamore11 acres · 0.9 mi of trail · https://www.sycamorehomesassociation.com/
DirectionsDiablo Vista Park25 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsLand Bank111 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · East Bay Regional Park District
Hap McGee Ranch Park9 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsViewpoint Drive Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Danville South Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Bret Harte Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsLa Vista Park3 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
1,217 conserved acres
11% of Danville’s land. Who manages Danville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency1,091 ac
Town or city142 ac
Joint27 ac
National Park Service2 ac
Other or Unknown Federal Land2 ac
Bureau of Land Management2 ac
Local Conservation Area · 1,017 acLocal Park · 142 acUnknown Easement · 85 acLocal Recreation Area · 16 acHistoric or Cultural Easement · 4 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamore Valley Open Space Regional Preserve Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 691 | Open |
| Las Trampas Wilderness Regional Preserve Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 326 | Closed |
| Oak Hill Park Local Park | Town or city | 42 | Open |
| Osage Station Park Local Park | Town or city | 34 | Open |
| Diablo Vista Park Local Park | Town or city | 32 | Open |
| Sycamore Valley Park Local Park | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| Las Trampas/Diablo Regional Trail Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 16 | Closed |
| Hap Magee Ranch Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Central Coast Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 2 | Open |
| Danville South Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
71 places to go in Danville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Danville
Monte Vista High School Pool
DirectionsSycamore Homes PoolIn Sycamore
DirectionsPlus 2 public pools without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in Danville
Play Yard
DirectionsTot Lot
Directions50 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Dog parks in Danville
3 dog parks without a name on the map.
Peaks in Danville
Boon Hill640 ft elevation
DirectionsPicnic areas in Danville
13 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Trails & water
17 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 7.9 miHorses · 7.0 miUnpaved · 11.5 mi
Short Ridge Trail2.0 mi
Harvest Trail1.9 mi
Sand Hill Trail1.2 mi
Diablo Vista Trail0.9 mi
Heritage Pear Trail0.9 mi
Las Trampas to Mt Diablo Regional Trail0.8 mi
Shady Slope Trail0.7 mi
Haymaker Trail0.6 mi
Fiddlestick Trail0.6 mi
Lazy Turtle Trail0.5 mi
7 more trails
Las Trampas Ridge / Calaveras Ridge Trail
0.5 miLos Cerros Fire Trail
0.5 miTatcan Trail
0.4 miDel Amigo Trail
0.4 miDirt Path
0.3 miLas Trampas To Mt Diablo
0.1 miVihaan’s trail
0.1 miLakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
31 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
23 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
7.9 mi
off-road bike paths
0.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
64Tennis
38Basketball
28Baseball
17Soccer
6Softball
4Beach volleyball
3Lacrosse
2Pickleball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →3 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Danville: 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 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 60 | 65 | 69 | 75 | 82 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 76 | 64 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 4.3 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.3 inches fall in January, the wettest month. The climate in Danville →
Next door
Danville and its neighbors
Danville has the second most mapped trails of the 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danville | 11% | 2.1 | 24 | 92% | A |
| Alamo | 5% | 1.1 | 20 | 80% | A− |
| Diablo | 2% | 0.8 | 17 | 35% | B− |
| Blackhawk | 6% | 0.4 | 22 | 61% | B |
| San Ramon | 22% | 2.2 | 8 | 98% | A |
| Camino Tassajara | 13% | 0.5 | 2 | 99%+ | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Danville
Where can I hike in Danville?
The longest trail networks: Sycamore Valley Open Space Regional Preserve, 6.9 miles; Sycamore Valley Park, 1.8 miles; Oak Hill Park, 1.5 miles; Osage Station Park, 1.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Danville is conserved land?
11% 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 Danville’s trails?
Sycamore Valley Open Space Regional Preserve and Sycamore Valley Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Danville?
31 miles of bike routes are on the map: 23 of painted or protected lanes, 7.9 of off-road paths and 0.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Danville?
75,550 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Danville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,051 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Danville have?
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #154 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 Danville 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 →