Few parks or trails are on the map in Monte Sereno
1 acre is park or preserve, 0.3 per 1,000 residents. 0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Monte Sereno, 0.1 per square mile of land. 67% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns · #786 of 847 in California. What drives it
How much outdoors does Monte Sereno have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Monte Sereno is ahead of 15% of U.S. towns, #786 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls 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
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1 named trail
3.4 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Monte Sereno: 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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 63 | 67 | 70 | 75 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 4.5 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 85 °F). 4.8 inches fall in February, the wettest month. The climate in Monte Sereno →
Monte Sereno and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Monte Sereno
How much of Monte Sereno 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.
Where can I bike in Monte Sereno?
3.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.5 of painted or protected lanes and 0.9 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Monte Sereno?
42,795 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Monte Sereno or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Monte Sereno have?
Ahead of 15% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #786 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 Monte Sereno 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 →