Riverdale Rodeo
Park
11 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0C−Outdoors
Outdoors in Riverdale
Riverdale has 12 acres of parks, 3.2 for every 1,000 residents
0.9 miles of mapped trail cross Riverdale, 0.2 per square mile of land. 61% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns · #754 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
0 acres · of 3.9 sq mi of land
Trails
0.9 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
12 ac
3.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
61%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Riverdale have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Riverdale is ahead of 20% of U.S. towns, #754 of 847 in California. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park comes closest.
C−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Riverdale’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%DTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land3.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (12 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home61% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 20%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 11%
NoteFew parks or trails are mapped in Riverdale. OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and coverage varies from town to town, so a town with unmapped parks scores low on them.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
When to get out
The best walking months in Riverdale: 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 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 84 | 92 | 98 | 97 | 92 | 81 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 98 °F). 1.7 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 98 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Riverdale →
Questions about parks and trails in Riverdale
How much of Riverdale 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.
Are dogs allowed on Riverdale’s trails?
Riverdale Rodeo doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Riverdale?
242 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Riverdale or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 12 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Riverdale have?
Ahead of 20% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #754 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 Riverdale 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 →