Photo: Dicklyon · CC BY-SA 4.0Salida has 35 acres of parks, 2.5 for every 1,000 residents
89% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 2% of Salida’s land is conserved, about 32 acres. 0.8 miles of mapped trail cross Salida, 0.4 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns · #588 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Salida?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Salida have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Salida is ahead of 45% of U.S. towns, #588 of 847 in California. 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
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.
Murphy Park
32 conserved acres
2% of Salida’s land. Who manages Salida’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Segesta Park Local Park | County | 9 | Open |
| Wincanton Park Local Park | County | 9 | Open |
| Country Stone Park Local Park | County | 8 | Open |
| Murphy Park Local Park | County | 4 | Open |
| Salida Park Local Park | County | 2 | Open |
2 places to go in Salida
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.
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 Salida: 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 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 62 | 68 | 74 | 82 | 89 | 94 | 93 | 89 | 79 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 2.6 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Salida →
Salida and its neighbors
Salida 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salida | 2% | 0.4 | 2 | 89% | C+ |
| Modesto | 6% | 0.7 | 6 | 97% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Salida
How much of Salida is conserved land?
2% 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 Salida’s trails?
Neighborhood Park and Murphy Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Salida?
4,221 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Salida or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 35 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Salida have?
Ahead of 45% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #588 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 Salida 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 →