Planada has 5 acres of parks, 1.4 for every 1,000 residents
2.7 miles of mapped trail cross Planada, 1.6 per square mile of land. 82% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns · #595 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Planada?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Planada have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Planada is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns, #595 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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3 conserved acres
under 1% of Planada’s land. Who manages Planada’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houlihan Park Local Park | County | 3 | Open |
0.0 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 Planada: 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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 62 | 68 | 74 | 83 | 91 | 96 | 95 | 90 | 79 | 65 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 96 °F). 2.6 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 96 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Planada →
Questions about parks and trails in Planada
How much of Planada is conserved land?
under 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.
Is there public land near Planada?
619 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Planada or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 5 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Planada have?
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #595 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 Planada 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 →