Golden Gate Theater · Photo: Los Angeles · CC BY-SA 4.0East Los Angeles has 103 acres of parks, 0.9 for every 1,000 residents
91% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Belvedere Park (1.1 mi), Ruben F. Salazar Park (0.8 mi), Obregon Park (0.5 mi). 4.3 miles of mapped trail cross East Los Angeles, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns · #564 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is East Los Angeles?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does East Los Angeles have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, East Los Angeles is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns, #564 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
Among the 400 U.S. cities of 100,000 or more, East Los Angeles ranks #364 on Outdoors.
Park acres per resident are where East Los Angeles trails most U.S. towns: 0.9 per 1,000 against 12.6 typical, since 111,647 people share 103 acres.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Belvedere Park, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ruben F. Salazar Park
All 7 parks & preserves
91 conserved acres
2% of East Los Angeles’ land. Who manages East Los Angeles’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belvedere Community Regional Park Local Park | County | 30 | Open |
| Belvedere Park Lake Local Other or Unknown | County | 18 | Open |
| City Terrace Park Local Park | County | 15 | Open |
| Eugene A. Obregon Park Local Park | County | 11 | Open |
| Ruben F. Salazar Park Local Park | County | 8 | Open |
| Saybrook Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
| Atlantic Avenue Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
| Parque de los Suenos Local Other or Unknown | County | 2 | Open |
18 places to go in East Los Angeles
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
7 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
11 community gardens without a name on the map.
1 lakes & rivers
12 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
4 places on the National Register
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.
The best walking months in East Los Angeles: April to July
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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 69 | 69 | 71 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 85 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 75 | 68 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
August is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 3.7 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in East Los Angeles →
East Los Angeles and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Los Angeles | 2% | 0.6 | 1 | 91% | B− |
| Montebello | 4% | 1.0 | 2 | 96% | B |
| Monterey Park | 3% | 0.4 | 2 | 97% | B− |
| Commerce | 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 97% | C |
| Los Angeles | 15% | 1.5 | 9 | 83% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in East Los Angeles
Where can I hike in East Los Angeles?
The longest trail networks: Belvedere Park, 1.1 miles; Ruben F. Salazar Park, 0.8 miles; Obregon Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of East Los Angeles is conserved land?
2% 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 East Los Angeles’ trails?
Belvedere Park and Ruben F. Salazar Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in East Los Angeles?
12 miles of bike routes are on the map: 5.8 of painted or protected lanes and 6.0 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near East Los Angeles?
18,203 acres of parks and open public land lie inside East Los Angeles or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 103 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does East Los Angeles have?
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #564 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 East Los Angeles neighbors.
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 →