Viewpoint Top Park
Park
21 acres1.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Willow Park And Ride
Photo: Dreamyshade · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in Rodeo
8% of Rodeo’s land is conserved: 184 acres
93% of residents live within a half mile of a park. The biggest trail networks: Viewpoint Top Park (1.3 mi). 2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Rodeo, 0.6 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns · #368 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
184 acres · of 3.7 sq mi of land
Trails
2.2 mi
0.6 per sq mi of land
Park land
55 ac
6.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
93%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
3.7 mi
2.1 mi lanes · 1.5 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is Rodeo?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Rodeo have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Rodeo is ahead of 69% of U.S. towns, #368 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Rodeo’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.6 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (2 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land6.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (55 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13CParks close to home93% 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 69%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 57%
Water is 19% of Rodeo’s area (1 of 5 square miles), so every share here is of land; over land and water together, the conserved share would read 6%.
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B to 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 Viewpoint Top Park, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Land Bank
Managed by East Bay Regional Park District
94 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
San Pablo Bay Regional Shoreline
Managed by East Bay Regional Park District
51 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Lone Tree Point
Managed by East Bay Regional Park District
19 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
All 5 parks & preserves
Viewpoint Top Park21 acres · 1.3 mi of trail
DirectionsLand Bank94 acres · East Bay Regional Park District
San Pablo Bay Regional Shoreline51 acres · East Bay Regional Park District
DirectionsLone Tree Point19 acres · East Bay Regional Park District
DirectionsLefty Gomez Ballfield Complex9 acres
DirectionsWho protects it
184 conserved acres
8% of Rodeo’s land. Water is left out: Rodeo has 3.7 square miles of land and 0.9 of water, so the share counts land only. Who manages Rodeo’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency171 ac
County14 ac
Local Park · 149 acLocal Other or Unknown · 21 acLocal Recreation Area · 14 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crockett Hills Regional Park Local Park | Regional agency | 92 | Closed |
| San Pablo Bay Regional Shoreline Local Park | Regional agency | 57 | Restricted |
| Lone Tree Point Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 21 | Open |
| Lefty Gomez Ballfield Complex Local Recreation Area | County | 14 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Rodeo
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Rodeo
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Scenic views in Rodeo
Davis Point
DirectionsTrails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
3.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
3Basketball
2Baseball
2Tennis
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Rodeo: 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 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 70 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 72 | 64 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 4.5 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 4.6 inches fall in January, the wettest month. The climate in Rodeo →
Next door
Rodeo and its neighbors
Rodeo has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodeo | 8% | 0.6 | 6 | 93% | B+ |
| Hercules | 15% | 1.8 | 3 | 95% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Rodeo
Where can I hike in Rodeo?
The longest trail networks: Viewpoint Top Park, 1.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Rodeo is conserved land?
8% 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 Rodeo’s trails?
Viewpoint Top Park and Land Bank don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Rodeo?
3.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.1 of painted or protected lanes and 1.5 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Rodeo?
38,692 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Rodeo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 55 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Rodeo have?
Ahead of 69% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #368 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 Rodeo 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 →