Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Knights Landing
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.4 miles of mapped trail cross Knights Landing, 2.6 per square mile of land. 13 acres are parks and preserves, 12 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 77% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Knights Landing?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Knights Landing have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Knights Landing is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls 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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3 conserved acres
1% of Knights Landing’s land. Who manages Knights Landing’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knights Landing Fishing Access State Recreation Area | State fish & wildlife | 3 | Open |
2 places to go in Knights Landing
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.
The best walking months in Knights Landing: 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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 62 | 68 | 74 | 82 | 90 | 96 | 95 | 91 | 80 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 3.5 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.0 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Knights Landing →
Questions about parks and trails in Knights Landing
How much of Knights Landing 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.
Is there public land near Knights Landing?
2,001 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Knights Landing or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 13 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Knights Landing have?
Ahead of 77% 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 Knights Landing 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 →