Photo: David Jordan at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Mendota has 30 acres of parks, 2.4 for every 1,000 residents
91% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2.3 miles of mapped trail cross Mendota, 0.7 per square mile of land. 1% of Mendota’s land is conserved, about 26 acres.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns · #549 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Mendota?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Mendota have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mendota is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns, #549 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 Rojas Pierce Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Lindgren-Lozano Park
Veterans Park
26 conserved acres
1% of Mendota’s land. Who manages Mendota’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rojas-Pierce Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Lindgren-Lozand Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Mendota Pool Park Local Park | County | 6 | Open |
| Veterans Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
3 places to go in Mendota
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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 Mendota: 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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 62 | 68 | 74 | 83 | 90 | 95 | 94 | 90 | 79 | 66 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 1.8 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mendota →
Questions about parks and trails in Mendota
Where can I hike in Mendota?
The longest trail networks: Rojas Pierce Park, 0.4 miles; Veterans Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mendota 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 Mendota’s trails?
Rojas Pierce Park and Mendota Pool Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mendota?
13,841 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mendota or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 30 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Mendota have?
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #549 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 Mendota 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 →