Sandstone Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Mill Creek Zanja · Photo: Aaron Henderson · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Mentone
Mentone has 10 acres of parks, 1.0 for every 1,000 residents
93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 3.3 miles of mapped trail cross Mentone, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns · #641 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
2 acres · of 6.1 sq mi of land
Trails
3.3 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
10 ac
1.0 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
93%
of residents within ½ mile
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Mentone?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mentone have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mentone is ahead of 37% of U.S. towns, #641 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mentone’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land1.0 acres of park per 1,000 residents (10 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13DParks 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 37%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 24%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B−. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
2 conserved acres
under 1% of Mentone’s land. Who manages Mentone’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
County1 ac
Town or city1 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown park - San Bernardino, County of Local Other or Unknown | County | 1 | Open |
| Open Space - Flood Plain Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
5 places to go in Mentone
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Mentone
Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Mentone
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
3 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 1.4 mi
Crafton Hills Ridge Trail0.8 mi
Redlands Loop0.6 mi
Sylvan Boulevard0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
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
13Basketball
10Tennis
4Baseball
1Tracks
1Soccer
1Football
1Softball
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).
Mill Creek ZanjaDistrict · listed 1977
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Mentone: 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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 65 | 66 | 70 | 75 | 80 | 90 | 96 | 97 | 92 | 82 | 72 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.7 |
June is the driest month (0.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 3.7 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Mentone →
Next door
Mentone and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Mentone
How much of Mentone is conserved land?
under 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 Mentone’s trails?
Sandstone Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Mentone?
65,642 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mentone or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 10 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mentone have?
Ahead of 37% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #641 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 Mentone 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 →