Coyote Pond Park
Managed by City of Lincoln
184 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Woman's Club of Lincoln · Photo: T71024 · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Lincoln
Lincoln has 21 miles of mapped trails, 0.8 for every square mile of land
90% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 7% of Lincoln’s land is conserved, about 1,165 acres. 483 acres are parks and preserves, 9.1 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns · #320 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
7%
1,165 acres · of 24.5 sq mi of land
Trails
21 mi
0.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
483 ac
9.1 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
90%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
101 mi
66 mi lanes · 27 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
11
1 beach
What kind of outdoors town is Lincoln?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Lincoln have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lincoln is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns, #320 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Lincoln’s overall grade.
Conserved land7% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (21 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land9.1 acres of park per 1,000 residents (483 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home90% 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 74%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 62%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ 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 Coyote Pond Park, with 0.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Auburn Ravine Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
62 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 29 parks & preserves
Coyote Pond Park184 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Lincoln
DirectionsBella Breeze Park16 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Markham Park14 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsJoiner Park12 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsDr. Nathan Dubin Park6 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Busey Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsLeavell Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Brown Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Lincoln
Auburn Ravine Nature Preserve62 acres
DirectionsFoskett Regional Park44 acres
DirectionsMcBean Park23 acres
DirectionsWilson Park14 acres
DirectionsAitken Ranch Park7 acres
DirectionsPeter Singer Park7 acres
Aldo Pineschi Jr. Park5 acres
Twelve Bridges Park4 acres
Palo Verde Park3 acres · City of Lincoln Public Works
Machado Park3 acres
DirectionsSandstad Park3 acres
Scheiber Park3 acres
Jimenez Park3 acres
DirectionsStone House Park3 acres
Eadie Park3 acres
Pasillas Park2 acres
Vasion Park2 acres
Meadowlands Park1 acres
DirectionsSheffield Park1 acres
Atkinson Park1 acres
Pete Demas Park1 acres
Who protects it
1,165 conserved acres
7% of Lincoln’s land. Who manages Lincoln’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits671 ac
Town or city491 ac
Private owners3 ac
Other Easement · 463 acLocal Recreation Area · 239 acConservation Easement · 202 acLocal Park · 175 acLocal Other or Unknown · 77 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 664 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Lincoln Golf Courses Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 238 | Restricted |
| Auburn Ravine Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 75 | Open |
| Foskett Regional Park Local Park | Town or city | 45 | Open |
| Coyote Pond Park Local Park | Town or city | 35 | Open |
| McBean Park Local Park | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Robert "Chief" Jimenez Park Local Park | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Joiner Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Aitken Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Nathan Dubin Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Swainson’s Grassland Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 6 | Closed |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
42 places to go in Lincoln
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Lincoln
Turrtle Bend
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Lincoln
35 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Dog parks in Lincoln
Auburn Ravine Dog ParkHours: Open 24 hours · In Auburn Ravine Nature Preserve
DirectionsFoskett Dog ParkIn Foskett Regional Park
DirectionsMcBean Dog Park aka "The Bark Park"In McBean Park
DirectionsPicnic areas in Lincoln
2 picnic areas without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Community gardens in Lincoln
Lincoln Community GardensFee
DirectionsTrails & water
2 named trails and 11 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.8 miUnpaved · 4.7 mi
Canyon Oaks Trail0.9 mi
Elderberry Trail0.6 mi
Biking & sports
101 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
66 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
27 mi
off-road bike paths
7.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
23Pickleball
20Baseball
19Basketball
18Tennis
16Soccer
5Softball
3Football
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 9 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Lincoln: 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) | 56 | 62 | 67 | 73 | 82 | 91 | 96 | 95 | 90 | 79 | 65 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 4.0 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 4.5 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Lincoln →
Next door
Lincoln and its neighbors
Lincoln has the second most mapped trails of the 3 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Lincoln
Where can I hike in Lincoln?
The longest trail networks: Coyote Pond Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lincoln is conserved land?
7% 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 Lincoln’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Foskett Regional Park and McBean Park. For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lincoln?
101 miles of bike routes are on the map: 66 of painted or protected lanes, 27 of off-road paths and 7.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Lincoln?
21,905 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lincoln or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 483 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lincoln have?
Ahead of 74% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #320 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 Lincoln 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 →