Mission de la Purisima Concepcion de Maria Santisima Site · Photo: Jsweida · CC BY-SA 3.0Lompoc has 8.6 miles of mapped trails, 0.7 for every square mile of land
93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Ken Adams Park (0.8 mi). 254 acres are parks and preserves, 5.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns · #417 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Lompoc?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Lompoc have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Lompoc is ahead of 63% of U.S. towns, #417 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull 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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Ken Adams Park, with 0.8 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Ryon Park
Beattie Park
All 11 parks & preserves
232 conserved acres
3% of Lompoc’s land. Who manages Lompoc’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 19 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Adam Park Local Park | Town or city | 81 | Open |
| Beattie Park Local Park | Town or city | 46 | Open |
| Unnamed Site - Lompoc, City of Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 25 | Open |
| Ryon Park Local Park | Town or city | 19 | Open |
| East/West Channel Bike Path Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Briar Creek Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Johns-Manville Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Barton Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Unnamed site - Santa Barbara Flood Control and Water Conserv. District Local Other or Unknown | Regional Water Districts | 5 | Open |
| College Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
4 places to go in Lompoc
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail
26 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
3 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 6 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in Lompoc: April 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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 64 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.3 |
August is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and September the warmest (highs of 75 °F). 3.6 inches fall in February, the wettest month. The climate in Lompoc →
Lompoc and its neighbors
Lompoc has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lompoc | 3% | 0.7 | 6 | 93% | B |
| Mission Hills | 9% | 0.7 | 10 | 99%+ | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Lompoc
Where can I hike in Lompoc?
The longest trail networks: Ken Adams Park, 0.8 miles; Ryon Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Lompoc 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 Lompoc’s trails?
Ken Adams Park and Ryon Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Lompoc?
26 miles of bike routes are on the map: 20 of painted or protected lanes, 4.8 of off-road paths and 1.7 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Lompoc?
3,154 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Lompoc or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 254 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Lompoc have?
Ahead of 63% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #417 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 Lompoc 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 →