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Desert Shores, CA, 6-29-2008Photo: Squelle · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Outdoors in Desert Shores

Few parks or trails are on the map in Desert Shores

1% of Desert Shores’ land is conserved, about 6 acres. 7 acres are parks and preserves, 8.2 per 1,000 residents. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Desert Shores, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
1%
6 acres · of 0.7 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
8.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
68%
of residents within ½ mile
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

6 conserved acres

1% of Desert Shores’ land. Water is left out: Desert Shores has 0.7 square miles of land and 0.1 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Desert Shores’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Regional agency6 ac
Local Park · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Desert Shores Community Park
Local Park
Regional agency6Open
When to get out

The walking year in Desert Shores

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.210.911.913.013.914.414.213.412.311.310.49.9
High (°F)7276828896104108107103927970
Rain (in)0.60.60.30.10.00.00.10.10.20.20.20.4

June is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 108 °F). 0.6 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 108 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Desert Shores →

Questions about parks and trails in Desert Shores

Is there public land near Desert Shores?

125,799 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Desert Shores or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Desert Shores 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 →