Photo: Dorothea Lange · Public domainVirtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in McFarland
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Blanco Park (0.9 mi). 44 acres are parks and preserves, 3.1 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns · #562 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is McFarland?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does McFarland have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, McFarland is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns, #562 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 Blanco Park, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Sherwood Park
All 6 parks & preserves
37 conserved acres
1% of McFarland’s land. Who manages McFarland’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim White "Blanco" Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Browning Road Park Local Park | Regional agency | 10 | Open |
| McFarland Park Local Park | Regional agency | 9 | Open |
| Arturo J. Munoz Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Ritchey Park Local Park | Regional agency | 3 | Open |
11 places to go in McFarland
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
10 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 picnic area without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
0.0 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.
The best walking months in McFarland: 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) | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 64 | 71 | 77 | 85 | 93 | 99 | 97 | 92 | 81 | 67 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
August is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 99 °F). 1.4 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 99 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in McFarland →
Questions about parks and trails in McFarland
Where can I hike in McFarland?
The longest trail networks: Blanco Park, 0.9 miles; Browning Road Park, 0.1 miles; Sherwood Park, 0.2 miles; Villa Del Caribe Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of McFarland 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 McFarland’s trails?
Blanco Park and Browning Road Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near McFarland?
2,490 acres of parks and open public land lie inside McFarland or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 44 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does McFarland have?
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #562 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 McFarland 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 →