East Side Community Park
Park
9 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
COutdoors
Outdoors in Garden Acres
Garden Acres has 22 acres of parks, 2.0 for every 1,000 residents
1% of Garden Acres’ land is conserved, about 17 acres. 76% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 0.5 miles of mapped trail cross Garden Acres, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns · #699 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
17 acres · of 2.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.5 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
22 ac
2.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
76%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.1 mi
0.1 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Garden Acres have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Garden Acres is ahead of 30% of U.S. towns, #699 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Garden Acres’ overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land2.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (22 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home76% 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 30%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 17%
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
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 East Side Community Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Garden Acres Park
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
17 conserved acres
1% of Garden Acres’ land. Who manages Garden Acres’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County17 ac
Local Park · 17 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Side Community Park Local Park | County | 10 | Open |
| Garden Acres Park Local Park | County | 7 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Garden Acres
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Garden Acres
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Baseball
1Football
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Garden Acres: 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 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 62 | 68 | 74 | 82 | 89 | 94 | 93 | 89 | 80 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.9 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 3.1 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Garden Acres →
Next door
Garden Acres and its neighbors
Garden Acres 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Acres | 1% | 0.2 | 2 | 76% | C |
| Stockton | 3% | 1.0 | 3 | 97% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Garden Acres
Where can I hike in Garden Acres?
The longest trail networks: East Side Community Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Garden Acres 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 Garden Acres’ trails?
East Side Community Park and Garden Acres Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Garden Acres?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Garden Acres?
1,861 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Garden Acres or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 22 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Garden Acres have?
Ahead of 30% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #699 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 Garden Acres 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 →