La Purísima Mission State Historic Park
Park
8 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
La Purísima Mission · Photo: Jsweida · CC BY-SA 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Mission Hills
9% of Mission Hills’ land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 9% of Mission Hills’ land is conserved, about 72 acres. 0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Mission Hills, 0.7 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 84% of U.S. towns · #248 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
9%
72 acres · of 1.2 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
37 ac
9.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.1 mi
0.9 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is Mission Hills?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Mission Hills have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Mission Hills is ahead of 84% of U.S. towns, #248 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Mission Hills’ overall grade.
Conserved land9% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land9.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (37 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 84%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 71%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Mission Hills. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
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 La Purísima Mission State Historic Park, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
72 conserved acres
9% of Mission Hills’ land. Who manages Mission Hills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife39 ac
County21 ac
State parks12 ac
State Conservation Area · 39 acLocal Other or Unknown · 21 acState Historic or Cultural Area · 12 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Mesa Ecological Reserve State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 39 | Restricted |
| Unnamed site - Santa Barbara, County of Local Other or Unknown | County | 21 | Open |
| La Purísima Mission State Historic Park State Historic or Cultural Area | State parks | 12 | Open |
Biking & sports
1.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.9 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
When to get out
The best walking months in Mission Hills: April to August
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 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 65 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 64 |
| Rain (in) | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.3 |
August is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and September the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 3.5 inches fall in February, the wettest month. The climate in Mission Hills →
Next door
Mission Hills and its neighbors
Mission Hills has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Hills | 9% | 0.7 | 10 | 99%+ | A− |
| Lompoc | 3% | 0.7 | 6 | 93% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Mission Hills
Where can I hike in Mission Hills?
The longest trail networks: La Purísima Mission State Historic Park, 0.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Mission Hills is conserved land?
9% 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 Mission Hills’ trails?
La Purísima Mission State Historic Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Mission Hills?
1.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of painted or protected lanes and 0.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Mission Hills?
3,881 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Mission Hills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 37 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Mission Hills have?
Ahead of 84% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #248 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 Mission Hills 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 →