Peter Malloch Park
Park
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Goshen
Goshen has 20 acres of parks, 3.9 for every 1,000 residents
77% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Goshen’s land is conserved, about 20 acres. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Goshen, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns · #650 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
20 acres · of 2.8 sq mi of land
Trails
0.8 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
20 ac
3.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
77%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.3 mi
0.3 mi lanes
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Goshen have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Goshen is ahead of 36% of U.S. towns, #650 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Goshen’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land3.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (20 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13CParks close to home77% 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 36%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 23%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Goshen. 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 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
20 conserved acres
1% of Goshen’s land. Who manages Goshen’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city10 ac
County9 ac
Local Park · 20 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goshen Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Peter Malloch Park Local Park | County | 9 | Open |
Biking & sports
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
When to get out
The best walking months in Goshen: 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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 63 | 69 | 75 | 84 | 92 | 98 | 97 | 91 | 80 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 98 °F). 1.7 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 98 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Goshen →
Next door
Goshen and its neighbors
Goshen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goshen | 1% | 0.3 | 4 | 77% | C+ |
| Visalia | 4% | 0.4 | 6 | 93% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Goshen
How much of Goshen 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 Goshen’s trails?
Peter Malloch Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Goshen?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Goshen?
1,783 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Goshen or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 20 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Goshen have?
Ahead of 36% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #650 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 Goshen 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 →