San Bernardino National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
3,975 acres11.3 mi of trail
Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Photo: User:Oakshade · CC BY 2.5B−Outdoors
Outdoors in San Bernardino
San Bernardino has 46 miles of mapped trails, 0.7 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: San Bernardino National Forest (11.3 mi), Seccombe Lake Park (1.3 mi), Perris Hill Park (1.2 mi). 600 acres are parks and preserves, 2.7 per 1,000 residents. 68% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns · #541 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
1,363 acres · of 62.1 sq mi of land
Trails
46 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
600 ac
2.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
68%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
41 mi
21 mi lanes · 19 mi paths
Highest peak
1,854 ft
Badger Hill
Lakes & rivers
8
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does San Bernardino have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, San Bernardino is ahead of 49% of U.S. towns, #541 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of San Bernardino’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (46 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land2.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (600 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home68% 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 49%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 36%
Among the 400 U.S. cities of 100,000 or more, San Bernardino ranks #358 on Outdoors.
Park acres per resident are where San Bernardino trails most U.S. towns: 2.7 per 1,000 against 12.6 typical, since 222,044 people share 600 acres.
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
The longest trail network is San Bernardino National Forest, with 11.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Seccombe Lake Park
Managed by City of San Bernardino
48 acres1.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Perris Hill Park
Managed by City of San Bernardino
63 acres1.2 mi of trail
Perris Hill Park Path
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
San Bernardino Soccer Complex
Managed by City of San Bernardino
52 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Rick Speicher Family Memorial Park
Managed by City of San Bernardino
26 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Lionel E Hudson Park
Managed by City of San Bernardino
8 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Anne Shirrells Park
Managed by City of San Bernardino
15 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Golden Valley School Field
Managed by City of San Bernardino
6 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
All 52 parks & preserves
San Bernardino National Forest3,975 acres · 11.3 mi of trail · United States Forest Service
DirectionsSeccombe Lake Park48 acres · 1.3 mi of trail · City of San Bernardino
DirectionsPerris Hill Park63 acres · 1.2 mi of trail · City of San Bernardino
DirectionsSan Bernardino Soccer Complex52 acres · 0.6 mi of trail · City of San Bernardino
DirectionsRick Speicher Family Memorial Park26 acres · 0.5 mi of trail · City of San Bernardino
DirectionsLionel E Hudson Park8 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · City of San Bernardino
Anne Shirrells Park15 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · City of San Bernardino
Golden Valley School Field6 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · City of San Bernardino
DirectionsColony Park5 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · City of San Bernardino
Nicholson Park10 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of San Bernardino
Nunez Park30 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of San Bernardino
DirectionsBlair Park30 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of San Bernardino
DirectionsDelman Heights Park19 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of San Bernardino
Freddie Spellacy Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of San Bernardino
Tom Minor Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of San Bernardino
Victoria Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Redlands Unified School District
Wildwood Park25 acres · City of San Bernardino
Lytle Creek Park20 acres · City of San Bernardino
DirectionsPalm Field17 acres · City of San Bernardino
Blast Soccer Complex15 acres · City of San Bernardino
DirectionsLittlefield/Shultis Park14 acres · City of San Bernardino
Norton Recreation Center13 acres · City of San Bernardino
Meadowbrook Park11 acres · City of San Bernardino
DirectionsRichardson School Field11 acres · City of San Bernardino
DirectionsEncanto Park9 acres · City of San Bernardino
DirectionsAl Guhin Park9 acres · City of San Bernardino
DirectionsDel Vallejo School Field8 acres · City of San Bernardino
Hampshire Floodway Beltway6 acres · City of San Bernardino
Bobby Vega Park6 acres · City of San Bernardino
DirectionsManuel P. Moreno Jr. Park6 acres · City of San Bernardino
DirectionsNewmark Field Park5 acres · City of San Bernardino
Harrison Canyon Park5 acres · City of San Bernardino
Meadowbrook Fields Park5 acres · City of San Bernardino
Ronald Reagan Park5 acres · City of San Bernardino
Pioneer Park4 acres · City of San Bernardino
DirectionsVeterans Park3 acres · City of Fontana
Horine Park3 acres · City of San Bernardino
Norman Johnson Park3 acres · City of San Bernardino
Bryce E. Hanes Park and Jon Cole Skate Park3 acres
DirectionsDel Rosa School Field3 acres · City of San Bernardino
Jack Reilly Park3 acres · City of San Bernardino
DirectionsSterling Park3 acres
DirectionsGuadalupe-Sal Saavedra Field2 acres · City of San Bernardino
Gutierrez Field2 acres · City of San Bernardino
La Plaza Park2 acres · City of San Bernardino
DirectionsNewberry Park2 acres · City of San Bernardino
Sierra Park2 acres · City of San Bernardino
DirectionsChancellors Park1 acres · City of San Bernardino
Tom Gould Park1 acres · City of San Bernardino
Art Colony Park1 acres · City of San Bernardino
Mini Park1 acres
8th Street Community Garden1 acres · Sisters We
DirectionsWho protects it
1,363 conserved acres
3% of San Bernardino’s land. Who manages San Bernardino’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city675 ac
U.S. Forest Service587 ac
Regional agency99 ac
Other state land2 ac
National Forest · 587 acLocal Park · 466 acLocal Recreation Area · 211 acLocal Other or Unknown · 97 acState Other or Unknown · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 577 | Open |
| Shandin Hill Golf Course Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 113 | Restricted |
| Lytle-Cajon Channel/Warm Creek Confluence Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 97 | Closed |
| Perris Hill Park Local Park | Town or city | 60 | Open |
| San Bernardino Soccer Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 52 | Open |
| Seccombe Lake Park Local Park | Town or city | 39 | Open |
| Blair Park Local Park | Town or city | 35 | Open |
| San Manuel Stadium Local Park | Town or city | 27 | Open |
| Speicher Park Local Park | Town or city | 26 | Open |
| Al Guhin Park Local Park | Town or city | 22 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
35 places to go in San Bernardino
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in San Bernardino
McDonald's PlayPlace
Directions31 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Peaks in San Bernardino
Badger Hill1,854 ft elevation
DirectionsPerris Hill1,283 ft elevation · In Perris Hill Park
DirectionsCommunity gardens in San Bernardino
2 community gardens without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
1 named trail and 8 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 5.7 mi
Perris Hill Park Path0.8 mi
Biking & sports
41 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
21 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
19 mi
off-road bike paths
1.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
79Tennis
78Basketball
35Baseball
21Golf
16Soccer
9Pickleball
8Football
3Volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →5 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 6 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
US Post Office-Downtown StationBuilding · listed 1985
About itSan Bernardino County Court HouseBuilding · listed 1998
About itAtchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Passenger and Freight DepotBuilding · listed 2001
About itHighland Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2001
About itWigwam Village No. 7Building · listed 2012
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in San Bernardino: 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) | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 67 | 68 | 72 | 77 | 81 | 89 | 96 | 97 | 92 | 83 | 74 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 2.9 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
June is the driest month (0.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 97 °F). 3.5 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 97 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in San Bernardino →
Next door
San Bernardino and its neighbors
San Bernardino has the second most mapped trails of the 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino | 3% | 0.7 | 3 | 68% | B− |
| Highland | 23% | 2.0 | 7 | 76% | A− |
| Colton | 3% | 1.1 | 1 | 75% | B− |
| Muscoy | under 1% | 0.7 | under 1 | 20% | C− |
| Rialto | 1% | 0.1 | 2 | 73% | C |
| Loma Linda | 1% | 2.9 | 4 | 86% | B |
| Redlands | 16% | 2.0 | 20 | 96% | A |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in San Bernardino
Where can I hike in San Bernardino?
The longest trail networks: San Bernardino National Forest, 11.3 miles; Seccombe Lake Park, 1.3 miles; Perris Hill Park, 1.2 miles; San Bernardino Soccer Complex, 0.6 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of San Bernardino is conserved land?
3% 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 Bernardino’s trails?
San Bernardino National Forest and Seccombe Lake Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in San Bernardino?
41 miles of bike routes are on the map: 21 of painted or protected lanes, 19 of off-road paths and 1.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near San Bernardino?
149,554 acres of parks and open public land lie inside San Bernardino or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,175 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does San Bernardino have?
Ahead of 49% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #541 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 Bernardino 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 →