Alder Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: David Jordan · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Kenwood
9% of Kenwood’s land is conserved: 311 acres
82% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 13 acres are parks and preserves, 13 per 1,000 residents. 1.5 miles of mapped trail cross Kenwood, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
311 acres · of 5.2 sq mi of land
Trails
1.5 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
13 ac
13 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
82%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Kenwood?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Kenwood have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Kenwood is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Kenwood’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land13 acres of park per 1,000 residents (13 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home82% 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 67%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
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Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Sugarloaf Ridge State Park
Managed by California Department of Parks and Recreation
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
311 conserved acres
9% of Kenwood’s land. Who manages Kenwood’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County198 ac
Regional agency91 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits23 ac
Conservation Easement · 186 acAgricultural Easement · 91 acUnknown Easement · 20 acLocal Park · 12 acPrivate Conservation · 2 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 297 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alder Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
| Shaw Park Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
| Kenwood Plaza Park Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
| Sonoma Creek Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 2 | Closed |
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
3Tennis
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Kenwood: April to August
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 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 60 | 65 | 69 | 75 | 82 | 85 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 6.9 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 6.9 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Kenwood →
Questions about parks and trails in Kenwood
Where can I hike in Kenwood?
The longest trail networks: Shaw Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Kenwood is conserved land?
9% 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 Kenwood’s trails?
Alder Park and Shaw Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Kenwood?
20,267 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Kenwood or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Kenwood have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Kenwood 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 →