San Buenaventura Mission Aqueduct · Photo: Los Angeles · CC BY-SA 3.0Few parks or trails are on the map in Oak View
0.1 miles of mapped trail cross Oak View. 4% of Oak View’s land is conserved, about 98 acres. 86 acres are parks and preserves, 14 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns · #613 of 847 in California. What drives it
How much outdoors does Oak View have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Oak View is ahead of 41% of U.S. towns, #613 of 847 in California. Conserved land holds the grade up; trail miles 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
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98 conserved acres
4% of Oak View’s land. Who manages Oak View’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Vista Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 53 | Open |
| Parker Property Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 30 | Open |
| Ventura River Steelhead Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 14 | Closed |
| Feraud Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
2 places to go in Oak View
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 lakes & rivers
3.1 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 Oak View: 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 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 67 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 78 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 78 | 72 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.8 |
August is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in February, the wettest month. The climate in Oak View →
Oak View and its neighbors
Oak View 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak View | 4% | under 0.1 | 14 | 60% | C+ |
| Mira Monte | 13% | 1.4 | 57 | 79% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Oak View
How much of Oak View is conserved land?
4% 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 Oak View?
3.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.5 of painted or protected lanes and 2.6 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Oak View?
36,124 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oak View or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 86 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Oak View have?
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #613 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 Oak View 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 →