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Jacumba CaliforniaPhoto: Perdelsky / Perdelsky at en.wikipedia · Public domain
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Outdoors in Jacumba

Few parks or trails are on the map in Jacumba

29% of Jacumba’s land is conserved, about 1,136 acres. 940 acres are parks and preserves, 1,270 per 1,000 residents. 4.4 miles of mapped trail cross Jacumba, 0.7 per square mile of land.

Conserved land
29%
1,136 acres · of 6.1 sq mi of land
Trails
4.4 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
940 ac
1,270 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
94%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.0 mi
0.6 mi lanes
Highest peak
3,363 ft
Jacumba Peak
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

123
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 Jacumba National Cooperative Land and WMA, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Jacumba National Cooperative Land and Wildlife Management Area

Nature preserve
82 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

Managed by California Department of Parks and Recreation
154 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet

Jacumba Community Park

Park
17 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it

1,136 conserved acres

29% of Jacumba’s land. Who manages Jacumba’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

State parks933 ac
Bureau of Land Management197 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government18 ac
State Park · 933 acNational Public Lands · 197 acUnknown Easement · 18 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 18 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
State Park
State parks933Open
El Centro Field Office
National Public Lands
Bureau of Land Management197Open
Things to do

2 places to go in Jacumba

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Jacumba
Jacumba Peak3,363 ft elevation
Directions
Round Mountain3,363 ft elevation
Directions
Biking & sports

2.0 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

0.6 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.4 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
1Baseball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

When to get out

The best walking months in Jacumba: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)10.211.011.912.913.814.314.113.312.311.310.410.0
High (°F)626367738090969791807062
Rain (in)1.41.61.10.30.20.00.30.40.40.30.51.4

June is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 1.6 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Jacumba →

Questions about parks and trails in Jacumba

Where can I hike in Jacumba?

The longest trail networks: Jacumba National Cooperative Land and Wildlife Management Area, 0.3 miles; Jacumba Community Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

Are dogs allowed on Jacumba’s trails?

Jacumba National Cooperative Land and Wildlife Management Area and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Jacumba?

2.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of painted or protected lanes and 1.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.

Is there public land near Jacumba?

44,499 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Jacumba or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,143 of them inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Jacumba 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 →