Hesperia Civic Plaza Park
Managed by City of Hesperia
5 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: Gutterboi · CC BY-SA 4.0COutdoors
Outdoors in Hesperia
Hesperia has 125 miles of mapped trails, 1.7 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Hesperia Civic Plaza Park (0.6 mi). 212 acres are parks and preserves, 2.1 per 1,000 residents. 29% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns · #668 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
340 acres · of 72.7 sq mi of land
Trails
125 mi
1.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
212 ac
2.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
29%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
41 mi
41 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
3
What kind of outdoors town is Hesperia?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Hesperia have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Hesperia is ahead of 34% of U.S. towns, #668 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
C
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Hesperia’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails1.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (125 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4APark land2.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (212 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home29% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 34%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 21%
Among the 400 U.S. cities of 100,000 or more, Hesperia ranks #388 on Outdoors.
Park acres per resident are where Hesperia trails most U.S. towns: 2.1 per 1,000 against 12.6 typical, since 102,605 people share 212 acres.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D 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 Hesperia Civic Plaza Park, with 0.6 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
San Bernardino National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
628 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Lime Street Park & Community Center
Managed by Hesperia Recreation and Park District
21 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dogs on leash
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Mojave River Forks Regional Park
Managed by San Bernardino County Regional Parks
17 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 12 parks & preserves
Hesperia Civic Plaza Park5 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · City of Hesperia
DirectionsSan Bernardino National Forest628 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · United States Forest Service
Lime Street Park & Community Center21 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Hesperia Recreation and Park District
DirectionsMojave River Forks Regional Park17 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · San Bernardino County Regional Parks
Malibu Park6 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Hesperia Recreation and Park District
DirectionsPalm Street Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Live Oak Park8 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Hesperia Recreation and Park District
Hesperia Lake Park94 acres · Hesperia Recreation and Park District
Hesperia Community park29 acres · Hesperia Recreation and Park District
Mojave Junction Park13 acres
Maple Park9 acres · Hesperia Recreation and Park District
DirectionsTimberlane Park5 acres · Hesperia Recreation and Park District
Who protects it
340 conserved acres
1% of Hesperia’s land. Who manages Hesperia’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency324 ac
Town or city8 ac
U.S. Forest Service5 ac
County2 ac
Local Park · 290 acLocal Recreation Area · 29 acLocal Other or Unknown · 15 acNational Forest · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 13 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hesperia Lake Park Local Park | Regional agency | 229 | Open |
| Hesperia Community Park Local Park | Regional agency | 25 | Open |
| Lime Street Park/ Community Center Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 20 | Open |
| Mojave River Junction Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 15 | Unknown |
| Malibu Park Local Park | Regional agency | 10 | Open |
| Rick Novack Community Center & Gym & Palm Street Park Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 9 | Open |
| Maple Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Live Oak Park Local Park | Regional agency | 8 | Open |
| Timberlane Park Local Park | Regional agency | 5 | Open |
| San Bernardino National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 5 | Open |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
10 places to go in Hesperia
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Hesperia
6 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Hesperia
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Picnic areas in Hesperia
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Campgrounds in Hesperia
2 campgrounds without a name on the map.
Trails & water
3 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 11.1 mi
Pacific Crest Trail1.7 mi
Coyote Trail0.5 mi
White Fox Trail0.2 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
41 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
41 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
18Tennis
17Basketball
7Baseball
3Soccer
2Equestrian
1Skate park
1Multi-sport
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Hesperia: 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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 59 | 60 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 88 | 94 | 94 | 88 | 77 | 66 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
June is the driest month (0.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 2.3 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Hesperia →
Next door
Hesperia and its neighbors
Hesperia has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hesperia | 1% | 1.7 | 2 | 29% | C |
| Oak Hills | under 1% | 3.1 | under 1 | 10% | C− |
| Victorville | under 1% | 1.6 | 2 | 50% | C+ |
| Apple Valley | 1% | 3.5 | 6 | 34% | B− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Hesperia
Where can I hike in Hesperia?
The longest trail networks: Hesperia Civic Plaza Park, 0.6 miles; San Bernardino National Forest, 0.4 miles; Lime Street Park & Community Center, 0.3 miles; Mojave River Forks Regional Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Hesperia 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 Hesperia’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Lime Street Park & Community Center (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Hesperia?
41 miles of bike routes are on the map: 41 of painted or protected lanes and 0.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Hesperia?
112,123 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Hesperia or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 300 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Hesperia have?
Ahead of 34% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #668 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 Hesperia 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 →