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Outdoors in Pescadero

Few parks or trails are on the map in Pescadero

27% of Pescadero’s land is conserved, about 687 acres.

Conserved land
27%
687 acres · of 4.0 sq mi of land
Trails
0.0 mi
0.0 per sq mi of land
Near a park
under 1%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
4.4 mi
3.6 mi lanes
Highest peak
92 ft
Round Hill
The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Who protects it

687 conserved acres

27% of Pescadero’s land. Who manages Pescadero’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

Land trusts & nonprofits357 ac
State parks226 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)103 ac
Joint103 ac
Private Agricultural · 357 acState Conservation Area · 191 acUnknown Easement · 124 acAgricultural Easement · 103 acConservation Easement · 15 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 139 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Butano Farms
Private Agricultural
Land trusts & nonprofits357Restricted
Pescadero Marsh Natural Preserve
State Conservation Area
State parks191Restricted
Things to do

2 places to go in Pescadero

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Peaks in Pescadero
Round Hill92 ft elevation
Directions
Biking & sports

4.4 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

3.6 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.9 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
2Tennis
1Soccer
1Basketball

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

2 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).

History →
First Congregational Church of PescaderoBuilding · listed 1980
About it
Methodist Episcopal Church of PescaderoBuilding · listed 1982
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Pescadero: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.910.811.913.114.214.714.513.612.411.210.19.6
High (°F)595961626466676869686258
Rain (in)4.95.23.91.90.80.20.00.10.11.22.65.0

July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and September the warmest (highs of 69 °F). 5.2 inches fall in February, the wettest month. The climate in Pescadero →

Questions about parks and trails in Pescadero

Where can I bike in Pescadero?

4.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 3.6 of painted or protected lanes and 0.9 of shoulders and shared lanes.

Is there public land near Pescadero?

44,746 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Pescadero or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Pescadero neighbors.

Town Square →
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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 →