Wildcat Canyon Regional Park
Managed by East Bay Regional Park District
2,370 acres22.9 mi of trail
Wildcat Creek TrailConlon TrailSan Pablo Ridge TrailHavey Canyon Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailheadWebsite ↗
Photo: Dicklyon · CC BY-SA 4.0A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Richmond
34% of Richmond’s land is conserved: 6,622 acres
66 miles of mapped trail cross Richmond, 2.2 per square mile of land. 98% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4,221 acres are parks and preserves, 37 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns · #53 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
34%
6,622 acres · of 30.0 sq mi of land
Trails
66 mi
2.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
4,221 ac
37 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
98%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
66 mi
24 mi lanes · 34 mi paths
Highest peak
371 ft
Nicholl Knob
Lakes & rivers
10
11 beaches · 2 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Richmond?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Richmond have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Richmond is ahead of 98% of U.S. towns, #53 of 847 in California. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; conserved land ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Richmond’s overall grade.
Conserved land34% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%A+Trails2.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (66 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4APark land37 acres of park per 1,000 residents (4,221 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home98% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%A
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 98%
LessMore
California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 94%
Among the 400 U.S. cities of 100,000 or more, Richmond ranks #10 on Outdoors.
Water is 43% of Richmond’s area (22 of 53 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 20%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be A+. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Wildcat Canyon Regional Park, with 22.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Point Pinole Regional Shoreline
Managed by East Bay Regional Park District
746 acres13.5 mi of trail
Bay View TrailCook's Point TrailOwl Alley TrailWoods Trail+1
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the trailheadWebsite ↗
Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline
Managed by East Bay Regional Park District
547 acres6.4 mi of trail
Deodand's Delight
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Brooks Island Regional Preserve
Managed by East Bay Regional Park District
78 acres1.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Booker Anderson Eastshore Park
Park
21 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Point Isabel Regional Shoreline
Managed by East Bay Regional Park District
28 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
All 51 parks & preserves
Wildcat Canyon Regional Park2,370 acres · 22.9 mi of trail · East Bay Regional Park District
DirectionsPoint Pinole Regional Shoreline746 acres · 13.5 mi of trail · East Bay Regional Park District
DirectionsMiller/Knox Regional Shoreline547 acres · 6.4 mi of trail · East Bay Regional Park District
DirectionsNorth Point Isabel34 acres · 2.1 mi of trail
DirectionsHilltop Lake Park54 acres · 1.5 mi of trail
DirectionsBrooks Island Regional Preserve78 acres · 1.2 mi of trail · East Bay Regional Park District
Booker Anderson Eastshore Park21 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
DirectionsPoint Isabel Regional Shoreline28 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · East Bay Regional Park District
DirectionsNicholl Park18 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
DirectionsLand Bank342 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · East Bay Regional Park District
DirectionsPinole Valley Watershed183 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · East Bay Municipal Utility District
DirectionsRichmond Greenway19 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
DirectionsRichmond Bay Trail21 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsBarbara and Jay Vincent Park7 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsMarina Park20 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsFairmead Park11 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
John F Kennedy Park8 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsCountry Club Vista Park7 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Hilltop District
DirectionsHilltop Green Park7 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · City of Richmond
McLaughlin Eastshore State Park73 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · East Bay Regional Park District
DirectionsHilltop Park13 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
State Court Park8 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsBoorman Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsShimada Friendship Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsBay Vista Park2 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of Richmond
DirectionsMartin Luther King Memorial Park9 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsSouth Richmond Shoreline9 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · East Bay Regional Park District
Judge George D. Carroll Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsNevin Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsMira Vista Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Central Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsCrescent Park Center2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsMemorial Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsNorth Richmond Shoreline33 acres · East Bay Regional Park District
La Moine Park13 acres
Point Molate Beach Park8 acres
DirectionsNorth Richmond Ballpark7 acres
DirectionsLucas Park6 acres
Miraflores Sustainable Greenbelt5 acres · City of Richmond
DirectionsShields-Reid Park4 acres
Atchison Village Park4 acres
Rain Cloud Park3 acres
Tiller Park3 acres
Lucretia Edwards Park3 acres
DirectionsWendell Park3 acres
Burg Park1 acres
Stewart Playlot1 acres
Humboldt Park1 acres · City of Richmond
Abraham Braxton Park1 acres
Monterey Park1 acres
Mendocino Park1 acres · City of Richmond
Who protects it
6,622 conserved acres
34% of Richmond’s land. Water is left out: Richmond has 30.0 square miles of land and 22.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Richmond’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency6,096 ac
Town or city544 ac
Joint15 ac
Local Park · 5,634 acLocal Other or Unknown · 591 acLocal Conservation Area · 357 acLocal Recreation Area · 44 acUnknown Easement · 29 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 13 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcat Canyon Regional Park Local Park | Regional agency | 2,764 | Open |
| Point Pinole Regional Shoreline Local Park | Regional agency | 2,311 | Closed |
| Miller Knox Regional Shoreline Local Park | Regional agency | 317 | Open |
| Brooks Island Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 286 | Restricted |
| Sobrante Ridge Regional Preserve Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 270 | Open |
| Ebmud Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 166 | Restricted |
| Brooks Island Regional Preserve Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 87 | Restricted |
| McLaughlin Eastshore State Park Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 77 | Open |
| Point Isabel Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 38 | Open |
| North Richmond Shoreline Local Park | Regional agency | 30 | Closed |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
130 places to go in Richmond
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Beaches in Richmond
Keller BeachIn Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline
DirectionsPoint Molate Beach
DirectionsPlus 9 beaches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Swimming spots in Richmond
Keller Beach Swimming AreaIn Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline
DirectionsPublic pools in Richmond
Richmond PlungeIn Judge George D. Carroll Park
DirectionsPlaygrounds in Richmond
Humphrey Playlot
DirectionsWendell Playground
Directions63 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Dog parks in Richmond
Point Isabel Dog ParkIn Point Isabel Regional Shoreline
DirectionsBoat launches in Richmond
Boat Ramp Street Slipway
DirectionsPlus 1 boat launch without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Fishing spots in Richmond
2 fishing spots without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Richmond
East Vista PointIn Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline
DirectionsFalse Gun VistaIn Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline
DirectionsKaiser Shipyard 3 Interpretive Overlook
DirectionsPinole PointIn Point Pinole Regional Shoreline
DirectionsWest Ridge PointIn Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline
DirectionsPlus 8 scenic views without a name on the map.
Peaks in Richmond
Nicholl Knob371 ft elevation · In Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline
DirectionsClinton Hill
DirectionsPlus 5 peaks without a name on the map.
Picnic areas in Richmond
Camp AlvaradoIn Wildcat Canyon Regional Park
DirectionsCamp BayIn Wildcat Canyon Regional Park
DirectionsCamp BuckeyeIn Wildcat Canyon Regional Park
DirectionsCamp ElderberryIn Wildcat Canyon Regional Park
DirectionsGiant ClusterIn Point Pinole Regional Shoreline
DirectionsKilldeer Picnic AreaIn Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline
DirectionsPalmsIn Point Pinole Regional Shoreline
DirectionsShorelineIn Point Pinole Regional Shoreline
DirectionsPlus 21 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Trails & water
25 named trails and 10 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 30.0 miHorses · 14.5 miUnpaved · 22.6 mi
Wildcat Creek Trail3.0 mi
Conlon Trail1.9 mi
Belgum Trail1.7 mi
Bay View Trail1.7 mi
San Pablo Ridge Trail1.5 mi
Havey Canyon Trail1.5 mi
Mezue Trail1.4 mi
Sobrante Ridge Trail1.2 mi
West Slope Track1.0 mi
Fire Trail No 31.0 mi
15 more trails
Bay Trail
0.9 miAlvarado Loop Trail
0.9 miCook's Point Trail
0.8 miLeonards trail
0.8 miOwl Alley Trail
0.8 miWoods Trail
0.8 miBonitas Gate Trail
0.7 miClark Boas Trail
0.7 miGiant Station Trail
0.7 miMarsh Trail
0.7 miPackhouse Trail
0.6 miRifle Range Road Trail
0.6 miDeodand's Delight
0.5 miSouth Slope Track
0.4 miCooks Point Trail
0.4 miBiking & sports
66 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
24 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
34 mi
off-road bike paths
7.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
San Francisco Bay TrailBike route
5.9 miCourts & fields
41Basketball
35Tennis
18Baseball
7Soccer
4Football
2Beach volleyball
1Skate park
1Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →12 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 8 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
East Brother Island Light StationDistrict · listed 1971
About itPoint Richmond Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 1979
About itFord Motor Company Assembly PlantDistrict · listed 1988
About itAlvarado ParkDistrict · listed 1992
About itNew Hotel CarquinezBuilding · listed 1992
About itRichmond Shipyard Number ThreeDistrict · listed 2000
About itSS Red Oak Victory (victory ship)Structure · listed 2001
About itRosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical ParkDistrict · listed 2001
About itAtchison Village Defense Housing Project, Cal. 4171-xDistrict · listed 2003
About itNystrom Elementary School-The Maritime BuildingBuilding · listed 2017
About itWinehaven Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2021
About itROBERT GRAY (hydrographic survey vessel)Structure · listed 2022
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Richmond: 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.
| 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) | 57 | 60 | 63 | 65 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 71 | 63 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 5.2 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and September the warmest (highs of 75 °F). 5.2 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Richmond →
Next door
Richmond and its neighbors
Richmond has the most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Richmond66 miEl Cerrito12 miPinole11 miEast Richmond Heights1.9 miNorth Richmond1.3 miKensington0.8 miEl Sobrante0.4 miMontalvin Manor0.3 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 34% | 2.2 | 37 | 98% | A+ |
| El Sobrante | 1% | 0.1 | 1 | 61% | C− |
| El Cerrito | 6% | 3.3 | 8 | 99%+ | A |
| East Richmond Heights | 9% | 3.3 | 10 | 99%+ | A |
| North Richmond | 1% | 0.9 | 2 | 99%+ | B− |
| Kensington | 4% | 0.8 | 6 | 91% | B+ |
| Montalvin Manor | 6% | 0.9 | 6 | 99%+ | A− |
| Pinole | 11% | 2.2 | 18 | 97% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Richmond
Where can I hike in Richmond?
The longest trail networks: Wildcat Canyon Regional Park, 22.9 miles; Point Pinole Regional Shoreline, 13.5 miles; Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline, 6.4 miles; North Point Isabel, 2.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Richmond is conserved land?
34% 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 Richmond’s trails?
Wildcat Canyon Regional Park and Point Pinole Regional Shoreline don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Richmond?
66 miles of bike routes are on the map: 24 of painted or protected lanes, 34 of off-road paths and 7.2 of shoulders and shared lanes. Named routes: San Francisco Bay Trail.
Is there public land near Richmond?
79,909 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Richmond or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 4,221 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Richmond have?
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #53 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 Richmond neighbors.
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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 →