Photo: user:Epolk · CC BY-SA 3.0Los Alamitos has 40 acres of parks, 3.4 for every 1,000 residents
95% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Little Cottonwood Park (0.5 mi). 2% of Los Alamitos’ land is conserved, about 46 acres.
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns · #583 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Los Alamitos?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Los Alamitos have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Los Alamitos is ahead of 45% of U.S. towns, #583 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
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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Little Cottonwood Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Coyote Creek Park
Oak Academy Park
All 7 parks & preserves
46 conserved acres
2% of Los Alamitos’ land. Who manages Los Alamitos’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Academy Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Arbor Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Los Alamitos Youth Baseball Fields Recreation Management Area | Other or Unknown Federal Land | 9 | Open |
| Little Cottonwood Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Laurel Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Orville Lewis Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Stansbury Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Labourdette Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 places to go in Los Alamitos
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4.0 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Los Alamitos: 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 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 69 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 68 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
August is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 3.0 inches fall in February, the wettest month. The climate in Los Alamitos →
Los Alamitos and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Alamitos | 2% | 0.3 | 3 | 95% | B− |
| Cypress | 2% | 0.5 | 2 | 99%+ | B |
| Rossmoor | 2% | 0.2 | 2 | 98% | C+ |
| Seal Beach | 4% | 0.5 | 4 | 96% | B |
| Long Beach | 10% | 0.5 | 5 | 93% | B+ |
| Garden Grove | 1% | 0.2 | 1 | 71% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Los Alamitos
Where can I hike in Los Alamitos?
The longest trail networks: Little Cottonwood Park, 0.5 miles; Coyote Creek Park, 0.4 miles; Oak Academy Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Los Alamitos is conserved land?
2% 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 Los Alamitos’ trails?
Little Cottonwood Park and Coyote Creek Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Los Alamitos?
4.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.5 of painted or protected lanes and 1.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Los Alamitos?
9,138 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Los Alamitos or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 40 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Los Alamitos have?
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #583 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 Los Alamitos 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 →