Sacramento Air Depot Historic District · Photo: Earl Paden · CC BY-SA 3.098% of residents live within a half mile of a park in McClellan Park
The biggest trail networks: Freedom Park (0.5 mi). 0.6 miles of mapped trail cross McClellan Park, 0.1 per square mile of land. 21 acres are parks and preserves, 14 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is McClellan Park?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does McClellan Park have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, McClellan Park is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls 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 Freedom Park, with 0.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
17 conserved acres
1% of McClellan Park’s land. Who manages McClellan Park’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Park Local Park | Regional agency | 17 | Open |
1 places to go in McClellan Park
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.4 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 map also marks 36 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
The best walking months in McClellan Park: 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 | 81 | 89 | 95 | 94 | 90 | 79 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3.4 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 4.0 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in McClellan Park →
McClellan Park 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McClellan Park | 1% | 0.1 | 14 | 98% | B− |
| Sacramento | 9% | 1.0 | 10 | 97% | A− |
| Rio Linda | 9% | 0.2 | 28 | 81% | B+ |
| North Highlands | 1% | under 0.1 | 2 | 90% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in McClellan Park
Where can I hike in McClellan Park?
The longest trail networks: Freedom Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of McClellan Park is conserved land?
1% 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 McClellan Park’s trails?
Freedom Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in McClellan Park?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near McClellan Park?
14,543 acres of parks and open public land lie inside McClellan Park or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 21 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does McClellan Park have?
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 McClellan Park 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 →