Rodger Jones Community Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Fettlemap · CC BY-SA 3.0DOutdoors
Outdoors in El Rio
El Rio has 3 acres of parks, 0.5 for every 1,000 residents
56% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns · #819 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
1 acre · of 2.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
0.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
56%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.5 mi
1.4 mi lanes · 0.1 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does El Rio have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, El Rio is ahead of 9% of U.S. towns, #819 of 847 in California. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
D
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of El Rio’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4DPark land0.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (3 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13DParks close to home56% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 9%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 3%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in El Rio. 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 range from D− to D. 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
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
1 conserved acres
under 1% of El Rio’s land. Who manages El Rio’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County1 ac
Local Park · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Jones Community Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
Biking & sports
2.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
1.0 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
7Basketball
6Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in El Rio: 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) | 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) | 67 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 72 | 67 |
| Rain (in) | 3.8 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.8 |
August is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 79 °F). 4.2 inches fall in February, the wettest month. The climate in El Rio →
Next door
El Rio and its neighbors
El Rio 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Rio | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 56% | D |
| Oxnard | 10% | 1.0 | 5 | 96% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in El Rio
How much of El Rio is conserved land?
under 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 El Rio’s trails?
Rodger Jones Community Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in El Rio?
2.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of painted or protected lanes, 0.1 of off-road paths and 1.0 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near El Rio?
7,461 acres of parks and open public land lie inside El Rio or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does El Rio have?
Ahead of 9% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #819 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 El Rio 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 →