William T. Hendrick House · Photo: Sanfranman59 · CC BY-SA 3.0Pacheco has 7 acres of parks, 1.5 for every 1,000 residents
0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Pacheco, 0.9 per square mile of land. 87% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of Pacheco’s land is conserved, about 6 acres.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns · #547 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Pacheco?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Pacheco have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Pacheco is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns, #547 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident 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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Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Pacheco Creekside Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
6 conserved acres
1% of Pacheco’s land. Who manages Pacheco’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacheco Creekside Park Local Park | County | 6 | Open |
3.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Pacheco: April to June
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) | 56 | 61 | 66 | 70 | 76 | 83 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 65 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 86 °F). 4.1 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 86 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Pacheco →
Pacheco and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacheco | 1% | 0.9 | 2 | 87% | B− |
| Pleasant Hill | 4% | 1.8 | 6 | 95% | B+ |
| Martinez | 15% | 3.0 | 20 | 99% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Pacheco
Where can I hike in Pacheco?
The longest trail networks: Pacheco Creekside Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Pacheco 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 Pacheco’s trails?
Pacheco Creekside Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Pacheco?
3.0 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.3 of painted or protected lanes and 0.7 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Pacheco?
31,423 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pacheco or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Pacheco have?
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #547 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 Pacheco 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 →