San Juan Bautista State Historic Park
Managed by California Department of Parks and Recreation
11 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Photo: MARELBU · CC BY 3.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in San Juan Bautista
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in San Juan Bautista
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 1.2 miles of mapped trail cross San Juan Bautista, 1.5 per square mile of land. 2% of San Juan Bautista’s land is conserved, about 12 acres.
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
12 acres · of 0.8 sq mi of land
Trails
1.2 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
21 ac
10 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
0.7 mi
0.7 mi lanes
What kind of outdoors town is San Juan Bautista?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does San Juan Bautista have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, San Juan Bautista is ahead of 80% of U.S. towns. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of San Juan Bautista’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails1.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (1 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4APark land10 acres of park per 1,000 residents (21 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13B−Parks 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 80%
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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
The longest trail network is San Juan Bautista State Historic Park, with 0.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Mayor Jim West Memorial Park
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
12 conserved acres
2% of San Juan Bautista’s land. Who manages San Juan Bautista’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State parks6 ac
Town or city5 ac
State Historic or Cultural Area · 6 acLocal Park · 5 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan Bautista State Historic Park State Historic or Cultural Area | State parks | 6 | Open |
| Lang Street Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Open |
| Abbe Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in San Juan Bautista
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in San Juan Bautista
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Campgrounds in San Juan Bautista
Mission Farm Campground
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail
Named trails
El Camino Real0.1 mi
Biking & sports
0.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.7 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
Courts & fields
1Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →7 places on the National Register, 3 of them National Historic Landmarks
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 5 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
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San Juan Bautista Plaza Historic DistrictNational Historic Landmark · District · listed 1969
About itBenjamin Wilcox HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itRozas HouseBuilding · listed 1982
About itMarentis HouseBuilding · listed 1984
About itSan Juan Bautista Third Street Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2009
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in San Juan Bautista: 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) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 61 | 64 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 77 | 68 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.7 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and September the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 3.3 inches fall in January, the wettest month. The climate in San Juan Bautista →
Questions about parks and trails in San Juan Bautista
Where can I hike in San Juan Bautista?
The longest trail networks: San Juan Bautista State Historic Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of San Juan Bautista 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 San Juan Bautista’s trails?
San Juan Bautista State Historic Park and Mayor Jim West Memorial Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in San Juan Bautista?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near San Juan Bautista?
7,626 acres of parks and open public land lie inside San Juan Bautista or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 21 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does San Juan Bautista have?
Ahead of 80% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 Juan Bautista 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 →