Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Kennedy
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Kennedy, 0.6 per square mile of land. 18 acres are parks and preserves, 7.0 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns · #397 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Kennedy?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Kennedy have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kennedy is ahead of 65% of U.S. towns, #397 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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16 conserved acres
2% of Kennedy’s land. Who manages Kennedy’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Park and Center Local Recreation Area | County | 16 | Open |
1 places to go in Kennedy
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Kennedy: 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 63 | 68 | 74 | 82 | 89 | 94 | 93 | 89 | 80 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.8 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 3.0 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Kennedy →
Kennedy and its neighbors
Kennedy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy | 2% | 0.6 | 7 | 99%+ | B+ |
| Stockton | 3% | 1.0 | 3 | 97% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Kennedy
How much of Kennedy is conserved land?
2% 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.
Where can I bike in Kennedy?
0.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Kennedy?
1,816 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kennedy or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 18 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kennedy have?
Ahead of 65% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #397 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 Kennedy neighbors.
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 →