Salton City Park
Park
9 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
BOutdoors
Outdoors in Salton City
Salton City has 329 acres of parks, 55 for every 1,000 residents
6% of Salton City’s land is conserved, about 788 acres. 33% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 4.4 miles of mapped trail cross Salton City, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns · #478 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
788 acres · of 21.4 sq mi of land
Trails
4.4 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
329 ac
55 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
33%
of residents within ½ mile
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Salton City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Salton City is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns, #478 of 847 in California. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Salton City’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails0.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4C+Park land55 acres of park per 1,000 residents (329 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13A−Parks close to home33% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%C
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 56%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 44%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B+. 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.
Who protects it
788 conserved acres
6% of Salton City’s land. Who manages Salton City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency326 ac
Bureau of Land Management232 ac
State Department of Land222 ac
State parks45 ac
Bureau of Reclamation24 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 316 acNational Public Lands · 232 acState Resource Management Area · 222 acState Recreation Area · 45 acFederal Other or Unknown · 12 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salton Sea - Irrigation District Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 316 | Open |
| El Centro Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 232 | Open |
| California State Lands Commission State Resource Management Area | State Department of Land | 222 | Open |
| Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area State Recreation Area | State parks | 45 | Open |
| Salton Sea - Bureau of Rec Federal Other or Unknown | Bureau of Reclamation | 12 | Open |
| Salton Sea Recreation Management Area | Bureau of Reclamation | 12 | Open |
| Salton City Community Park Local Park | Regional agency | 10 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Salton City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Campgrounds in Salton City
Palm Beach Dispersed Camp
DirectionsTrails & water
4 named trails
Named trails
Unpaved · 3.0 mi
Arroyo Salado1.0 mi
Truckhaven Trail0.2 mi
Sea Glen Place0.1 mi
Coral Wash0.1 mi
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
2Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The walking year in Salton City
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) | 10.2 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| High (°F) | 72 | 75 | 82 | 88 | 95 | 104 | 108 | 107 | 102 | 92 | 79 | 70 |
| Rain (in) | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
June is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 108 °F). 0.6 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 108 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Salton City →
Questions about parks and trails in Salton City
How much of Salton City is conserved land?
6% 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 Salton City’s trails?
Salton City Park doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Salton City?
241,856 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Salton City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 790 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Salton City have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #478 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 Salton City 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 →