Van Der Linden Field
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Perdelsky at English Wikipedia · Public domainB+Outdoors
Outdoors in Holtville
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Holtville
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Holtville, 0.8 per square mile of land. 28 acres are parks and preserves, 5.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns · #356 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
23 acres · of 1.1 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
28 ac
5.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Holtville?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Holtville have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Holtville is ahead of 70% of U.S. towns, #356 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Holtville’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land5.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (28 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13CParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 70%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 58%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B− 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Earl WaLakeer County Park
Park
5 acres0.2 mi of trail
Alamo River Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Mack Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
Earl WaLakeer County Park5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Van Der Linden Field11 acres
Mack Park4 acres
Holt Park3 acres
DirectionsRecreation Park3 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
23 conserved acres
3% of Holtville’s land. Who manages Holtville’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city23 ac
Local Park · 23 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Der Linden Field Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Mac Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Earl Walker Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Holt Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Ralph Samaha Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Holtville
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Holtville
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.9 miHorses · 0.9 miUnpaved · 0.9 mi
Alamo River Trail0.9 mi
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
4Tennis
4Baseball
2Basketball
1Football
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Holtville
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) | 10.2 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 71 | 74 | 81 | 87 | 95 | 104 | 108 | 108 | 103 | 92 | 79 | 69 |
| Rain (in) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
June is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 108 °F). 0.4 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 108 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Holtville →
Questions about parks and trails in Holtville
Where can I hike in Holtville?
The longest trail networks: Earl WaLakeer County Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Holtville is conserved land?
3% 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 Holtville’s trails?
Van Der Linden Field and Earl WaLakeer County Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Holtville?
9,126 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Holtville or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 28 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Holtville have?
Ahead of 70% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #356 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 Holtville 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 →