Wilkins Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C−Outdoors
Outdoors in La Cresta
La Cresta has 3 acres of parks, 0.3 for every 1,000 residents
92% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns · #775 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
2 acres · of 1.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
3 ac
0.3 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
92%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
1.1 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is La Cresta?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does La Cresta have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, La Cresta is ahead of 17% of U.S. towns, #775 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of La Cresta’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails0.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4DPark land0.3 acres of park per 1,000 residents (3 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13DParks close to home92% 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 17%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 9%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in La Cresta. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. 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.
Who protects it
2 conserved acres
under 1% of La Cresta’s land. Who manages La Cresta’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County2 ac
Local Park · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkins Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
Biking & sports
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
When to get out
The best walking months in La Cresta: 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) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 66 | 72 | 78 | 86 | 94 | 100 | 98 | 93 | 82 | 68 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 100 °F). 1.7 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 100 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in La Cresta →
Next door
La Cresta and its neighbors
La Cresta 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Cresta | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 92% | C− |
| Bakersfield | 6% | 0.7 | 7 | 75% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in La Cresta
How much of La Cresta is conserved land?
under 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 La Cresta’s trails?
Wilkins Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in La Cresta?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.1 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near La Cresta?
5,910 acres of parks and open public land lie inside La Cresta or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 3 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does La Cresta have?
Ahead of 17% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #775 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 La Cresta 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 →