Big Creek Hydroelectric System Historic District · Photo: kallahar · CC BY 3.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Richgrove
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 0.4 miles of mapped trail cross Richgrove, 0.9 per square mile of land. 5% of Richgrove’s land is conserved, about 16 acres.
Ahead of 79% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Richgrove?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Richgrove have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Richgrove is ahead of 79% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds 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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16 conserved acres
5% of Richgrove’s land. Who manages Richgrove’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Park Local Park | Regional agency | 12 | Open |
| Richgrove Park Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 4 | Open |
2 places to go in Richgrove
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2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
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 Richgrove: 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) | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 64 | 70 | 76 | 85 | 93 | 99 | 97 | 92 | 81 | 67 | 58 |
| Rain (in) | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 99 °F). 1.4 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 99 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Richgrove →
Questions about parks and trails in Richgrove
How much of Richgrove is conserved land?
5% 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 Richgrove?
151 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Richgrove or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 17 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Richgrove have?
Ahead of 79% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Richgrove 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 →