Delta King · Photo: J.smith · CC BY-SA 3.098% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Rio Vista
5.7 miles of mapped trail cross Rio Vista, 0.9 per square mile of land. 48 acres are parks and preserves, 4.7 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #476 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Rio Vista?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Rio Vista have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rio Vista is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #476 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
Water is 7% of Rio Vista’s area (0 of 7 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 1%.
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
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bruna Vista Park
Homecoming Park
All 5 parks & preserves
32 conserved acres
1% of Rio Vista’s land. Water is left out: Rio Vista has 6.6 square miles of land and 0.5 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Rio Vista’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cemetery Local Historic or Cultural Area | Town or city | 9 | Open |
| St. Joseph Cemetery Local Historic or Cultural Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Egbert Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Fishing Access Park Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Unknown Park, Trilogy at Rio Vista Private Other or Unknown | Private owners | 2 | Restricted |
| Brunavista Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Trilogy Children's Playground Private Other or Unknown | Private owners | 2 | Restricted |
| Rio Vista Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Serenity Park Private Other or Unknown | Private owners | 1 | Restricted |
| Homecoming Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
2 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
15 places to go in Rio Vista
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
8 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 dog park without a name on the map.
3 boat launches without a name on the map.
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
1 community garden without a name on the map.
3.9 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.
1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
The best walking months in Rio Vista: 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 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 62 | 67 | 72 | 80 | 87 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 79 | 66 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.3 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 3.5 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Rio Vista →
Questions about parks and trails in Rio Vista
How much of Rio Vista is conserved land?
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.
Are dogs allowed on Rio Vista’s trails?
Val de Flores Park and Bruna Vista Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Rio Vista?
3.9 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of painted or protected lanes and 3.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Rio Vista?
13,352 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rio Vista or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 48 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Rio Vista have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #476 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 Rio Vista 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 →