27% of Rancho Murieta’s land is conserved: 2,018 acres
24% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 26 acres are parks and preserves, 4.5 per 1,000 residents. 4.0 miles of mapped trail cross Rancho Murieta, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns · #553 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Rancho Murieta?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Rancho Murieta have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rancho Murieta is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns, #553 of 847 in California. Conserved land holds the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls 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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2,018 conserved acres
27% of Rancho Murieta’s land. Who manages Rancho Murieta’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 48 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 2 of 5 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Creek Hills Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 1,760 | Unknown |
| Cosumnes River Parkway Local Recreation Area | County | 162 | Restricted |
| Stonehouse Park Local Park | Private owners | 26 | Open |
| Rancho Murieta Association Local Other or Unknown | County | 21 | Unknown |
1 lakes & rivers
0.3 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 Rancho Murieta: 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 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 61 | 66 | 72 | 81 | 90 | 95 | 94 | 90 | 79 | 65 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 3.9 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 95 °F). 4.6 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 95 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Rancho Murieta →
Questions about parks and trails in Rancho Murieta
How much of Rancho Murieta is conserved land?
27% 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 Rancho Murieta?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Rancho Murieta?
8,321 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rancho Murieta or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 26 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Rancho Murieta have?
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #553 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 Rancho Murieta 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 →