Fruitridge Community Park
Park
9 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Lemon Hill
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Lemon Hill
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 22 acres are parks and preserves, 1.4 per 1,000 residents. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Lemon Hill, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns · #521 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
31 acres · of 1.6 sq mi of land
Trails
0.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
22 ac
1.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.3 mi
2.3 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Lemon Hill?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lemon Hill have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lemon Hill is ahead of 51% of U.S. towns, #521 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lemon Hill’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (0 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land1.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (22 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 51%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 39%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C 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
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
The longest trail network is Fruitridge Community Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Rainbow Mini Park
Park
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Fountain Plaza Park
Managed by Southgate Recreation & Park District
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
31 conserved acres
3% of Lemon Hill’s land. Who manages Lemon Hill’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency29 ac
Private owners2 ac
Local Park · 31 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruitridge Park Local Park | Regional agency | 10 | Open |
| Pacific Park Local Park | Regional agency | 10 | Restricted |
| C.B. Wire Park Local Park | Regional agency | 6 | Open |
| Rainbow Park Local Park | Regional agency | 2 | Open |
| Boys And Gilrs Club Of Greater Sacramento Local Park | Private owners | 2 | Open |
| Fountain Plaza Park Local Park | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
Biking & sports
2.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.3 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
2Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lemon Hill: 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 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 62 | 67 | 73 | 81 | 89 | 94 | 93 | 89 | 79 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.3 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 3.7 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lemon Hill →
Next door
Lemon Hill and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemon Hill | 3% | 0.2 | 1 | 99%+ | B− |
| Sacramento | 9% | 1.0 | 10 | 97% | A− |
| Parkway | 3% | 0.4 | 3 | 99% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lemon Hill
Where can I hike in Lemon Hill?
The longest trail networks: Fruitridge Community Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lemon Hill is conserved land?
3% 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 Lemon Hill’s trails?
Fruitridge Community Park and Rainbow Mini Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lemon Hill?
2.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.3 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Lemon Hill?
23,437 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lemon Hill or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 22 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lemon Hill have?
Ahead of 51% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #521 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 Lemon Hill 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 →