Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve
Managed by Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
629 acres0.8 mi of trail
Radio Hill TrailSalamander Springs Trail
No dogs
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Lexington Hills
32% of Lexington Hills’ land is conserved: 967 acres
670 acres are parks and preserves, 249 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve (0.8 mi). 3.0 miles of mapped trail cross Lexington Hills, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns · #160 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
32%
967 acres · of 4.7 sq mi of land
Trails
3.0 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
670 ac
249 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
72%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.5 mi
1.5 mi lanes
Highest peak
2,093 ft
Mount Van Lone
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Lexington Hills?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lexington Hills have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lexington Hills is ahead of 92% of U.S. towns, #160 of 847 in California. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lexington Hills’ overall grade.
Conserved land32% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%ATrails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land249 acres of park per 1,000 residents (670 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13AParks close to home72% 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 92%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 81%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− to A. 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 Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lexington Reservoir County Park
Managed by Santa Clara Parks and Recreation
35 acres
Dogs on leash
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
967 conserved acres
32% of Lexington Hills’ land. Who manages Lexington Hills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency923 ac
County186 ac
Regional Water Districts15 ac
Private owners5 ac
Local Conservation Area · 761 acLocal Resource Management Area · 163 acConservation Easement · 161 acLocal Recreation Area · 38 acUnknown Easement · 5 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 630 | Restricted |
| Moody Gulch Land Bank Local Resource Management Area | County | 163 | Closed |
| Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 131 | Closed |
| Lexington Reservoir Local Recreation Area | County | 38 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Lexington Hills
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Lexington Hills
Redwood Estates Neighborhood Park
DirectionsPlus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Peaks in Lexington Hills
Mount Van Lone2,093 ft elevation · In Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve
DirectionsTrails & water
3 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Horses · 0.6 miUnpaved · 1.1 mi
South Pacific Coast Railroad0.8 mi
Radio Hill Trail0.4 mi
Salamander Springs Trail0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.5 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.5 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
When to get out
The best walking months in Lexington Hills: May 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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 59 | 59 | 63 | 66 | 71 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 64 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 9.2 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 8.8 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 9.2 inches fall in January, the wettest month. The climate in Lexington Hills →
Questions about parks and trails in Lexington Hills
Where can I hike in Lexington Hills?
The longest trail networks: Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve, 0.8 miles; Friendship Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lexington Hills is conserved land?
32% 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 Lexington Hills’ trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Lexington Reservoir County Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lexington Hills?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.5 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Lexington Hills?
58,605 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lexington Hills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 670 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Lexington Hills have?
Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #160 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 Lexington Hills 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 →