Sunset Park
Park
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: JacobSA2019 · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Imperial
Imperial has 46 acres of parks, 2.2 for every 1,000 residents
93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.7 miles of mapped trail cross Imperial, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns · #626 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
41 acres · of 6.3 sq mi of land
Trails
1.7 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
46 ac
2.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
93%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Imperial?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Imperial have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Imperial is ahead of 38% of U.S. towns, #626 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 Imperial’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 (2 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land2.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (46 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home93% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 38%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 26%
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.
Savannah Ranch Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Emerson Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 6 parks & preserves
Sunset Park5 acres
Savannah Ranch Park3 acres
Emerson Park3 acres
Eager Park3 acres
DirectionsIrving Park2 acres
Evans Park1 acres
Who protects it
41 conserved acres
1% of Imperial’s land. Who manages Imperial’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city41 ac
Local Park · 41 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Tree Baseball Field & Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Paseo del Sol Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Sky Ranch Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Sunset Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Savanna Ranch Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| C A Irving Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Freddie White Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Eager Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Evans Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Victoria Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
6 places to go in Imperial
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Imperial
5 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Imperial
Optional Leash Area
DirectionsBiking & 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
11Baseball
2Basketball
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Imperial
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 | 0.2 | 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 Imperial →
Next door
Imperial and its neighbors
Imperial has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial | 1% | 0.3 | 2 | 93% | C+ |
| El Centro | 1% | 0.1 | 3 | 90% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Imperial
How much of Imperial 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 Imperial’s trails?
Sunset Park and Savannah Ranch Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Imperial?
5,636 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Imperial or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 46 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Imperial have?
Ahead of 38% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #626 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 Imperial 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 →