Old Depot Bike Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Diamond Springs
Diamond Springs has 67 acres of parks, 6.1 for every 1,000 residents
1.3 miles of mapped trail cross Diamond Springs, 0.1 per square mile of land. 32% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns · #772 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
65 acres · of 16.6 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
67 ac
6.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
32%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
8.0 mi
2.0 mi lanes · 6.0 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
4
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Diamond Springs have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Diamond Springs is ahead of 18% of U.S. towns, #772 of 847 in California. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; park acres per resident come closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Diamond Springs’ overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4CPark land6.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (67 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13CParks close to home32% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 18%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 9%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Diamond Springs. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be C−. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
65 conserved acres
1% of Diamond Springs’ land. Who manages Diamond Springs’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency65 ac
Local Recreation Area · 65 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Dorado Trail Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 65 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Diamond Springs
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Diamond Springs
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 4 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Sundance Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
8.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.0 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
6.0 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Tennis
5Basketball
4Baseball
1Football
1Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Diamond Springs: May and 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 59 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 86 | 94 | 93 | 87 | 76 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 6.6 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 6.4 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 6.6 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Diamond Springs →
Next door
Diamond Springs and its neighbors
Diamond Springs has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Springs | 1% | 0.1 | 6 | 32% | C− |
| Shingle Springs | 3% | 0.3 | 11 | 64% | B− |
| Placerville | 6% | 0.2 | 20 | 81% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Diamond Springs
How much of Diamond Springs 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 Diamond Springs’ trails?
Old Depot Bike Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Diamond Springs?
8.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.0 of painted or protected lanes and 6.0 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Diamond Springs?
32,377 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Diamond Springs or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 79 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Diamond Springs have?
Ahead of 18% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #772 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 Diamond Springs 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 →