Dutch Slough
Managed by California Department of Water Resources
1,228 acres10.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
AOutdoors
Outdoors in Oakley
14% of Oakley’s land is conserved, and 99% of residents live within a half mile of a park
29 miles of mapped trail cross Oakley, 1.8 per square mile of land. 14% of Oakley’s land is conserved, about 1,413 acres. The biggest trail networks: Dutch Slough (10.4 mi), Big Break Regional Shoreline (0.8 mi), Summer Lake Park (0.6 mi).
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns · #223 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
14%
1,413 acres · of 15.9 sq mi of land
Trails
29 mi
1.8 per sq mi of land
Park land
244 ac
5.4 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
31 mi
17 mi lanes · 13 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Oakley?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Oakley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Oakley is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns, #223 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Oakley’s overall grade.
Conserved land14% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.8 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (29 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4APark land5.4 acres of park per 1,000 residents (244 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13CParks close to home99% 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 86%
LessMore
California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 74%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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 Dutch Slough, with 10.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Big Break Regional Shoreline
Managed by East Bay Regional Park District
74 acres0.8 mi of trail
Levee Top Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Laurel Ballfields Park
Park
13 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Freedom Basin Park
Managed by City of Oakley
12 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Emerson Ranch Park
Park
11 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Holly Creek Park
Park
7 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 26 parks & preserves
Dutch Slough1,228 acres · 10.4 mi of trail · California Department of Water Resources
Big Break Regional Shoreline74 acres · 0.8 mi of trail · East Bay Regional Park District
DirectionsSummer Lake Park18 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
DirectionsLaurel Ballfields Park13 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsFreedom Basin Park12 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · City of Oakley
Emerson Ranch Park11 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Creekside Park8 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsHolly Creek Park7 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Oakley Park5 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsNunn-Wilson Family Park4 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsO'Hara Park3 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsLaurel Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsCivic Center Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsHeartwood Park1 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Novarina Park6 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Shady Oak Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Daffodil Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Lakewood Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsMagnolia Park4 acres
DirectionsRiata Park2 acres
Lakeside Park2 acres
Antioch/Oakley Regional Shoreline1 acres · East Bay Regional Park District
DirectionsOak Grove Park1 acres
Leeward Park1 acres
Claremont Bay Park1 acres
DirectionsCatamaran Park1 acres
Who protects it
1,413 conserved acres
14% of Oakley’s land. Who manages Oakley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources1,170 ac
Town or city148 ac
Regional agency93 ac
State Conservation Area · 1,170 acLocal Park · 196 acLocal Recreation Area · 32 acLocal Resource Management Area · 8 acLocal Other or Unknown · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Slough State Conservation Area | State natural resources | 1,170 | Closed |
| Big Break Regional Shoreline Local Park | Regional agency | 76 | Restricted |
| Summer Lake Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 17 | Open |
| Laurel Ball Fields Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Emerson Ranch Park Local Park | Town or city | 11 | Open |
| Nunn-Wilson Family Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Creekside Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Delaney Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Freedom Basin Park Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| Oakley (Legless Lizard) Land Bank Local Resource Management Area | Regional agency | 8 | Restricted |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
50 places to go in Oakley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Oakley
Freedom High School Swimming Pool
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Oakley
Emerson Ranch PlaygroundIn Emerson Ranch Park
DirectionsLakeside PlaygroundIn Lakeside Park
DirectionsLakewood PlaygroundIn Lakewood Park
DirectionsMcDonald's PlayPlace
DirectionsSummer Lake PlaygroundIn Summer Lake Park
Directions43 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Dog parks in Oakley
Agility Dog Training Area
DirectionsAll Dogs Area
DirectionsKoda Dog Park
DirectionsSmall Dogs Area
DirectionsPicnic areas in Oakley
2 picnic areas without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
2 named trails and 2 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Marsh Creek Regional Trail1.0 mi
Levee Top Trail0.3 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
31 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
17 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
13 mi
off-road bike paths
0.3 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
62Basketball
31Tennis
24Baseball
6Volleyball
5Soccer
2Skate park
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Oakley: 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) | 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 | 62 | 67 | 72 | 79 | 86 | 91 | 90 | 87 | 78 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.6 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 2.9 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Oakley →
Next door
Oakley and its neighbors
Oakley has the second most mapped trails of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Oakley
Where can I hike in Oakley?
The longest trail networks: Dutch Slough, 10.4 miles; Big Break Regional Shoreline, 0.8 miles; Summer Lake Park, 0.6 miles; Laurel Ballfields Park, 0.5 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Oakley is conserved land?
14% 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 Oakley’s trails?
Dutch Slough and Big Break Regional Shoreline don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Oakley?
31 miles of bike routes are on the map: 17 of painted or protected lanes, 13 of off-road paths and 0.3 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Oakley?
27,952 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Oakley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 244 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Oakley have?
Ahead of 86% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #223 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 Oakley 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 →