North Richmond Wetlands
Managed by East Bay Regional Park District
2 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in North Richmond
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in North Richmond
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross North Richmond, 0.9 per square mile of land. 7 acres are parks and preserves, 1.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns · #493 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
1%
8 acres · of 1.4 sq mi of land
Trails
1.3 mi
0.9 per sq mi of land
Park land
7 ac
1.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.2 mi
3.7 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is North Richmond?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does North Richmond have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, North Richmond is ahead of 55% of U.S. towns, #493 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of North Richmond’s overall grade.
Conserved land1% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%CTrails0.9 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land1.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (7 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 55%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 42%
Water is 10% of North Richmond’s area (0 of 2 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
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
8 conserved acres
1% of North Richmond’s land. Water is left out: North Richmond has 1.4 square miles of land and 0.2 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages North Richmond’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency8 ac
Local Recreation Area · 6 acLocal Conservation Area · 1 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcat Creek Trail Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 6 | Open |
| North Richmond Wetlands Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 1 | Closed |
Things to do
3 places to go in North Richmond
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in North Richmond
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Boat launches in North Richmond
1 boat launch without a name on the map.
Scenic views in North Richmond
San Pablo bay panorama
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
Unpaved · 0.9 mi
Upper trail0.9 mi
Biking & sports
4.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
3.7 mi
off-road bike paths
0.4 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
2Soccer
2Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in North Richmond: 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 69 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 71 | 63 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 5.2 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and September the warmest (highs of 75 °F). 5.2 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in North Richmond →
Next door
North Richmond and its neighbors
North Richmond 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Richmond | 1% | 0.9 | 2 | 99%+ | B− |
| Richmond | 34% | 2.2 | 37 | 98% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in North Richmond
How much of North Richmond 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 North Richmond’s trails?
North Richmond Wetlands doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in North Richmond?
4.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.7 of off-road paths and 0.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near North Richmond?
40,039 acres of parks and open public land lie inside North Richmond or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does North Richmond have?
Ahead of 55% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #493 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 North Richmond 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 →