Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve
Managed by Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
80 acres0.3 mi of trail
Lower Meadow Trail
No dogs
Directionsto the trail signWebsite ↗
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Outdoors in Loyola
9% of Loyola’s land is conserved: 80 acres
4.5 miles of mapped trail cross Loyola, 3.2 per square mile of land. 79 acres are parks and preserves, 23 per 1,000 residents. 71% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns · #214 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
80 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
4.5 mi
3.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
79 ac
23 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
71%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.5 mi
1.0 mi lanes · 0.3 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Loyola?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Loyola have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Loyola is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns, #214 of 847 in California. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Loyola’s overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails3.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land23 acres of park per 1,000 residents (79 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home71% 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 87%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 75%
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 Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Rancho San Antonio County Park
Managed by Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
80 conserved acres
9% of Loyola’s land. Who manages Loyola’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency79 ac
Local Conservation Area · 79 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 79 | Open |
Things to do
3 places to go in Loyola
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Loyola
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Scenic views in Loyola
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Lower Meadow Trail0.3 mi
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.
1.0 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.3 mi
off-road bike paths
0.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
25Tennis
5Pickleball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Loyola: 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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 62 | 66 | 69 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 66 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 4.4 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 82 °F). 4.5 inches fall in February, the wettest month. The climate in Loyola →
Next door
Loyola and its neighbors
Loyola has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola | 9% | 3.2 | 23 | 71% | A |
| Los Altos Hills | 4% | 3.1 | 14 | 66% | B+ |
| Los Altos | 1% | 0.2 | 1 | 93% | C |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Loyola
Where can I hike in Loyola?
The longest trail networks: Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Loyola is conserved land?
9% 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 Loyola’s trails?
Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve and Rancho San Antonio County Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Loyola?
1.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.0 of painted or protected lanes, 0.3 of off-road paths and 0.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Loyola?
41,704 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Loyola or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 79 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Loyola have?
Ahead of 87% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #214 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 Loyola 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 →