Spring Mountain Ranch Park
Managed by Riverside County
12 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
AOutdoors
Outdoors in Highgrove
14% of Highgrove’s land is conserved: 296 acres
3.6 miles of mapped trail cross Highgrove, 1.1 per square mile of land. 328 acres are parks and preserves, 39 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Spring Mountain Ranch Park (0.5 mi), Highgrove Community Park (0.5 mi).
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns · #210 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
14%
296 acres · of 3.2 sq mi of land
Trails
3.6 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
328 ac
39 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
69%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.5 mi
0.5 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Highgrove?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Highgrove have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Highgrove is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns, #210 of 847 in California. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Highgrove’s overall grade.
Conserved land14% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land39 acres of park per 1,000 residents (328 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home69% 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 88%
LessMore
California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 75%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A. 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 Spring Mountain Ranch Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Highgrove Community Park
Managed by Riverside County
9 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Box Springs Mountain Reserve
Managed by Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District
61 acres0.1 mi of trail
Skyline Loop # 2
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
SpringBrook Estates Community Park
Managed by Riverside County
7 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
296 conserved acres
14% of Highgrove’s land. Who manages Highgrove’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency226 ac
County70 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 226 acLocal Park · 70 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority Conserved Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 216 | Open |
| Box Springs Mountain Park Local Park | County | 60 | Open |
| Riverside County Regional Park and Open Space District Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 10 | Open |
| Highgrove Community Park Local Park | County | 10 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Highgrove
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Highgrove
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Skyline Loop # 20.1 mi
Biking & sports
0.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
2Baseball
2Basketball
1Tennis
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Highgrove: 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) | 68 | 69 | 72 | 77 | 81 | 89 | 95 | 97 | 92 | 84 | 75 | 67 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
June is the driest month (0.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 3.3 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Highgrove →
Next door
Highgrove and its neighbors
Highgrove 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highgrove | 14% | 1.1 | 39 | 69% | A |
| Riverside | 8% | 2.0 | 12 | 83% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Highgrove
Where can I hike in Highgrove?
The longest trail networks: Spring Mountain Ranch Park, 0.5 miles; Highgrove Community Park, 0.5 miles; Box Springs Mountain Reserve, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Highgrove is conserved land?
14% 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 Highgrove’s trails?
Spring Mountain Ranch Park and Highgrove Community Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Highgrove?
0.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Highgrove?
16,402 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Highgrove or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 328 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Highgrove have?
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #210 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 Highgrove 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 →