Stewart Draw Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Coro · CC BY-SA 3.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in El Sobrante
El Sobrante has 14 acres of parks, 0.9 for every 1,000 residents
0.4 miles of mapped trail cross El Sobrante, 0.1 per square mile of land. 61% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns · #759 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
9 acres · of 3.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
14 ac
0.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
61%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.3 mi
2.3 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does El Sobrante have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, El Sobrante is ahead of 19% of U.S. towns, #759 of 847 in California. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of El Sobrante’s 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 (0 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4CPark land0.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (14 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13DParks close to home61% 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 19%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 10%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in El Sobrante. 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 C− to 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
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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
9 conserved acres
1% of El Sobrante’s land. Who manages El Sobrante’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency9 ac
Town or city1 ac
Local Park · 7 acLocal Recreation Area · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcat Canyon Regional Park Local Park | Regional agency | 6 | Open |
| Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Area Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
| Pinole Valley Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in El Sobrante
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in El Sobrante
Canyon Swim School
DirectionsPlaygrounds in El Sobrante
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Bonitas Gate Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
2.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
When to get out
The best walking months in El Sobrante: 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 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 70 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 73 | 64 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 5.0 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 5.2 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 5.2 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in El Sobrante →
Next door
El Sobrante and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in El Sobrante
How much of El Sobrante 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 El Sobrante’s trails?
Stewart Draw Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in El Sobrante?
2.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.3 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near El Sobrante?
38,296 acres of parks and open public land lie inside El Sobrante or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 14 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does El Sobrante have?
Ahead of 19% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #759 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 Sobrante 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 →