Sorich Ranch Park Open Space Preserve
Managed by Town of San Anselmo
57 acres1.5 mi of trail
Sorich/Tomahawk TrailDean Nyberg TrailSorich Park Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Pi.1415926535 · CC BY-SA 4.0AOutdoors
Outdoors in San Anselmo
10% of San Anselmo’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 6.5 miles of mapped trail cross San Anselmo, 2.4 per square mile of land. 10% of San Anselmo’s land is conserved, about 168 acres.
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns · #130 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
10%
168 acres · of 2.7 sq mi of land
Trails
6.5 mi
2.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
190 ac
15 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.8 mi
0.9 mi lanes
Highest peak
436 ft
Red Hill
What kind of outdoors town is San Anselmo?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does San Anselmo have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, San Anselmo is ahead of 94% of U.S. towns, #130 of 847 in California. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of San Anselmo’s overall grade.
Conserved land10% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%A−Trails2.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (7 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land15 acres of park per 1,000 residents (190 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13BParks close to homeVirtually all residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%A+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 94%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 85%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A− 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 Sorich Ranch Park Open Space Preserve, with 1.5 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bald Hill Open Space Preserve
Managed by Marin County Parks
40 acres1.1 mi of trail
Sky Ranch Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
C. Fredrick Faudé Open Space Park
Nature preserve
16 acres0.8 mi of trail
Crawford TrailVoss Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Mount Tamalpais Watershed
Managed by Marin Municipal Water District
5 acres0.3 mi of trail
Buckeye Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Robson-Harrington Park
Park
3 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
All 17 parks & preserves
Sorich Ranch Park Open Space Preserve57 acres · 1.5 mi of trail · Town of San Anselmo
Bald Hill Open Space Preserve40 acres · 1.1 mi of trail · Marin County Parks
C. Fredrick Faudé Open Space Park16 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
DirectionsMount Tamalpais Watershed5 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Marin Municipal Water District
Robson-Harrington Park3 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Private Open Space Preserve10 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Private
Upper Hawthorne Canyon Open Space Preserve8 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Town of San Anselmo
Memorial Ridge Open Space Preserve4 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · Town of San Anselmo
DirectionsHawthorne Canyon Open Space Preserve30 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Town of San Anselmo
San Anselmo Memorial Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsCreek Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsRed Hill Open Space Preserve - Leased9 acres · Town of San Anselmo - Leased from Owner
DirectionsRed Hill Open Space Preserve6 acres · Town of San Anselmo
DirectionsRed Hill Community Park6 acres
DirectionsHalperin Open Space Preserve4 acres · Town of San Anselmo
Oak Park1 acres
Matt Mansen Memorial Field1 acres
Who protects it
168 conserved acres
10% of San Anselmo’s land. Who manages San Anselmo’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city132 ac
Regional agency31 ac
Regional Water Districts5 ac
Local Park · 97 acLocal Recreation Area · 31 acLocal Conservation Area · 31 acLocal Resource Management Area · 5 acLocal Other or Unknown · 4 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sorich Ranch Park Local Park | Town or city | 59 | Open |
| Hawthorne Hills Town Open Space Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 31 | Open |
| Bald Hill Open Space Preserve Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 31 | Open |
| Faude Park Local Park | Town or city | 15 | Open |
| Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Red Hill Community Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Marin Municipal Water District Watershed Local Resource Management Area | Regional Water Districts | 5 | Open |
| San Anselmo Lands 002 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Robson-Harrington Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| San Anselmo Community Center Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
6 places to go in San Anselmo
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in San Anselmo
San Anselmo Millenium PlaygroundIn San Anselmo Memorial Park
DirectionsPlus 1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Dog parks in San Anselmo
Red Hill Dog ParkIn Red Hill Community Park
DirectionsScenic views in San Anselmo
1 scenic view without a name on the map.
Peaks in San Anselmo
Red Hill436 ft elevation
DirectionsCommunity gardens in San Anselmo
1 community garden without a name on the map.
Trails & water
7 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 0.5 miUnpaved · 2.7 mi
Sky Ranch Trail0.7 mi
Memorial Ridge Trail0.5 mi
Crawford Trail0.4 mi
Sorich/Tomahawk Trail0.3 mi
Dean Nyberg Trail0.3 mi
Sorich Park Trail0.1 mi
Buckeye Trail0.1 mi
Biking & sports
2.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.9 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.9 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
8Tennis
3Soccer
3Baseball
3Softball
2Basketball
1Football
1Lacrosse
1Skate park
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in San Anselmo: 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 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 60 | 62 | 65 | 68 | 73 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 73 | 63 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 6.8 | 6.8 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 7.4 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and September the warmest (highs of 77 °F). 7.4 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in San Anselmo →
Next door
San Anselmo and its neighbors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Anselmo | 10% | 2.4 | 15 | 99%+ | A |
| Sleepy Hollow | 28% | 8.4 | 97 | 64% | A+ |
| Ross | 6% | 1.6 | 24 | 99%+ | A |
| Fairfax | 5% | 3.4 | 8 | 99% | A− |
| San Rafael | 35% | 3.8 | 48 | 97% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in San Anselmo
Where can I hike in San Anselmo?
The longest trail networks: Sorich Ranch Park Open Space Preserve, 1.5 miles; Bald Hill Open Space Preserve, 1.1 miles; C. Fredrick Faudé Open Space Park, 0.8 miles; Mount Tamalpais Watershed, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of San Anselmo is conserved land?
10% 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 San Anselmo’s trails?
Sorich Ranch Park Open Space Preserve and Bald Hill Open Space Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in San Anselmo?
2.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.9 of painted or protected lanes and 1.9 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near San Anselmo?
92,739 acres of parks and open public land lie inside San Anselmo or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 190 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does San Anselmo have?
Ahead of 94% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #130 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 San Anselmo 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 →