Larry Minor Regional Park
Managed by Valley-Wide Recreation & Park District
35 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Estudillo House · Photo: Mike Fitzpatrick from Annapolis, Maryland, USA · CC BY 2.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in San Jacinto
8% of San Jacinto’s land is conserved: 1,293 acres
91% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1,314 acres are parks and preserves, 24 per 1,000 residents. 13 miles of mapped trail cross San Jacinto, 0.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns · #286 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
1,293 acres · of 25.9 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,314 ac
24 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
91%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
28 mi
17 mi lanes · 1.4 mi paths
Highest peak
1,893 ft
Park Hill
Lakes & rivers
2
What kind of outdoors town is San Jacinto?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does San Jacinto have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, San Jacinto is ahead of 80% of U.S. towns, #286 of 847 in California. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, trail miles lowest.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of San Jacinto’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (13 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4BPark land24 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,314 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13B+Parks close to home91% 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 80%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 66%
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Estudillo Heritage Park
Park
7 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
Aaron Ward Park
Park
6 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 36 parks & preserves
Estudillo Heritage Park7 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsSagecrest Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Mistletoe Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsLarry Minor Regional Park35 acres · Valley-Wide Recreation & Park District
DirectionsRancho Park6 acres
DirectionsAaron Ward Park6 acres
Catalpa Park6 acres · City of San Jacinto
Colonel Lewis Millett Park6 acres
DirectionsThe Cove Park5 acres · City of San Jacinto
DirectionsSallee Park5 acres
DirectionsWarneke Park5 acres
Bolander Park4 acres
Lynden Trail Park4 acres
Granite Park4 acres
Tamarisk Park4 acres
Sky View Park3 acres
Villines and Washington Park3 acres
Ambassador Park3 acres
Durango Park2 acres
Ward Park2 acres
Soboba Springs Park2 acres
Sandalwood Park2 acres
Haugen Park2 acres
Cutting Park2 acres
Hafliger Park2 acres
Villines and Floradora Park1 acres
Daniel Najera Park1 acres
Caseros Park1 acres
Terrazzo Park1 acres
Stallions Crossing Park1 acres
Parkside Village1 acres
Solana II1 acres
DirectionsHoffman Park1 acres
DirectionsStonecrest Park1 acres
Belicia Park1 acres
Esplanade Park1 acres
Who protects it
1,293 conserved acres
8% of San Jacinto’s land. Who manages San Jacinto’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency1,143 ac
Town or city118 ac
Joint30 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits2 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 1,103 acLocal Park · 160 acUnknown Easement · 30 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 30 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority Conserved Land Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 1,097 | Open |
| Valley-Wide Regional Park Local Park | Regional agency | 36 | Open |
| Future Park Local Park | Town or city | 20 | Open |
| Sandelwood Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Rancho Park Local Park | Regional agency | 7 | Open |
| Sallee Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Catalpa Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Aaron J. Ward Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Col. Lewis Millett Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Skyview Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
55 places to go in San Jacinto
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in San Jacinto
2 public pools without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Playgrounds in San Jacinto
Pomegranate ParkIn Pomegranate Park
Directions50 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Peaks in San Jacinto
Park Hill1,893 ft elevation
DirectionsPicnic areas in San Jacinto
2 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Trails & water
2 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
28 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
17 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.4 mi
off-road bike paths
9.9 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
39Basketball
16Soccer
15Baseball
13Multi-sport
11Tennis
6Pickleball
2Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register, one a National Historic Landmark
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in San Jacinto: 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 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| High (°F) | 67 | 68 | 72 | 77 | 82 | 91 | 98 | 99 | 94 | 84 | 74 | 66 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 |
June is the driest month (0.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 99 °F). 3.1 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 99 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in San Jacinto →
Next door
San Jacinto and its neighbors
San Jacinto has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jacinto | 8% | 0.5 | 24 | 91% | A− |
| Hemet | 9% | 0.4 | 18 | 75% | B+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in San Jacinto
Where can I hike in San Jacinto?
The longest trail networks: Estudillo Heritage Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of San Jacinto 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 San Jacinto’s trails?
Larry Minor Regional Park and Estudillo Heritage Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in San Jacinto?
28 miles of bike routes are on the map: 17 of painted or protected lanes, 1.4 of off-road paths and 9.9 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near San Jacinto?
105,027 acres of parks and open public land lie inside San Jacinto or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,314 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does San Jacinto have?
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #286 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 Jacinto 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 →