Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Fruitridge Pocket
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1 acre is park or preserve, 0.1 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns · #740 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Fruitridge Pocket?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Fruitridge Pocket have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Fruitridge Pocket is ahead of 22% of U.S. towns, #740 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
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
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Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
1 conserved acres
under 1% of Fruitridge Pocket’s land. Who manages Fruitridge Pocket’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack W. Davis Park Local Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
The best walking months in Fruitridge Pocket: April and May
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 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 62 | 67 | 73 | 81 | 89 | 94 | 93 | 89 | 79 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.3 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 3.7 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Fruitridge Pocket →
Fruitridge Pocket and its neighbors
Fruitridge Pocket 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitridge Pocket | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 99%+ | C− |
| Sacramento | 9% | 1.0 | 10 | 97% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Fruitridge Pocket
How much of Fruitridge Pocket 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 Fruitridge Pocket’s trails?
Jack Davis Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Fruitridge Pocket?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Fruitridge Pocket?
22,551 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Fruitridge Pocket or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Fruitridge Pocket have?
Ahead of 22% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #740 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 Fruitridge Pocket 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 →