Ojai Meadows Preserve
Nature preserve
25 acres1.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: LittleT889 · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Meiners Oaks
Meiners Oaks has 27 acres of parks, 6.9 for every 1,000 residents
3.7 miles of mapped trail cross Meiners Oaks, 1.5 per square mile of land. 93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Ojai Meadows Preserve (1.1 mi).
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns · #381 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
33 acres · of 2.4 sq mi of land
Trails
3.7 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
27 ac
6.9 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
93%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Meiners Oaks?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Meiners Oaks have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Meiners Oaks is ahead of 67% of U.S. towns, #381 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Meiners Oaks’ overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails1.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4APark land6.9 acres of park per 1,000 residents (27 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home93% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 67%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 55%
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 Ojai Meadows Preserve, with 1.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
33 conserved acres
2% of Meiners Oaks’ land. Who manages Meiners Oaks’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits24 ac
U.S. Forest Service9 ac
Private Conservation · 24 acNational Forest · 9 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ojai Meadows Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 24 | Open |
| Los Padres National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 9 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Meiners Oaks
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Meiners Oaks
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.8 miHorses · 0.8 miUnpaved · 0.9 mi
Pratt Trail0.8 mi
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
21Equestrian
10Tennis
8Basketball
3Baseball
2Soccer
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
Charles M. Pratt HouseBuilding · listed 2002
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Meiners Oaks: April to June
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 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 67 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 77 | 81 | 87 | 88 | 86 | 80 | 72 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 4.6 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 3.1 |
August is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 4.9 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Meiners Oaks →
Next door
Meiners Oaks and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meiners Oaks | 2% | 1.5 | 7 | 93% | B+ |
| Ojai | 13% | 4.2 | 47 | 98% | A+ |
| Mira Monte | 13% | 1.4 | 57 | 79% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Meiners Oaks
Where can I hike in Meiners Oaks?
The longest trail networks: Ojai Meadows Preserve, 1.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Meiners Oaks 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 Meiners Oaks’ trails?
Ojai Meadows Preserve and Meiners Oaks Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Meiners Oaks?
36,424 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Meiners Oaks or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 36 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Meiners Oaks have?
Ahead of 67% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #381 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 Meiners Oaks 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 →