Ernie Smith Community Park
Park
12 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Nicholas Carriger Estate · Photo: Sanfranman59 · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in El Verano
El Verano has 24 acres of parks, 7.0 for every 1,000 residents
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross El Verano, 0.2 per square mile of land. 3% of El Verano’s land is conserved, about 22 acres.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns · #546 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
22 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.2 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
24 ac
7.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is El Verano?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does El Verano have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, El Verano is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns, #546 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of El Verano’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land7.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (24 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home92% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 49%
LessMore
California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 36%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B. 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
The longest trail network is Ernie Smith Community Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Maxwell Farms Regional Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
22 conserved acres
3% of El Verano’s land. Who manages El Verano’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County21 ac
Local Park · 21 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Smith Community Park Local Park | County | 12 | Open |
| Maxwell Farms Regional Park Local Park | County | 9 | Open |
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Tennis
2Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in El Verano: 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 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 61 | 65 | 69 | 74 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 65 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 5.8 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 5.8 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in El Verano →
Next door
El Verano and its neighbors
El Verano 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 Verano | 3% | 0.2 | 7 | 92% | B− |
| Sonoma | 10% | 1.9 | 17 | 99%+ | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in El Verano
Where can I hike in El Verano?
The longest trail networks: Ernie Smith Community Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of El Verano is conserved land?
3% 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 Verano’s trails?
Ernie Smith Community Park and Maxwell Farms Regional Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near El Verano?
16,456 acres of parks and open public land lie inside El Verano or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 24 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does El Verano have?
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #546 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 Verano neighbors.
Share a tip
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 →