Mount Clef Ridge Open Space
Managed by Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency
18 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
C+Outdoors
Outdoors in Santa Rosa Valley
Santa Rosa Valley has 18 miles of mapped trails, 2.5 for every square mile of land
28% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 19 acres are parks and preserves, 6.8 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns · #613 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
under 1%
22 acres · of 7.2 sq mi of land
Trails
18 mi
2.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
19 ac
6.8 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
28%
of residents within ½ mile
What kind of outdoors town is Santa Rosa Valley?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Santa Rosa Valley have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Santa Rosa Valley is ahead of 41% of U.S. towns, #613 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
C+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Santa Rosa Valley’s overall grade.
Conserved landunder 1% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%C−Trails2.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (18 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land6.8 acres of park per 1,000 residents (19 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home28% 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 41%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 28%
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 Mount Clef Ridge Open Space, with 0.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Wildwood Park
Managed by Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency
3 acres0.1 mi of trail
Lower Santa Rosa Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
McCrea Open Space
Managed by Conejo Recreation and Park District
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
22 conserved acres
under 1% of Santa Rosa Valley’s land. Who manages Santa Rosa Valley’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Joint11 ac
Regional agency10 ac
Unknown · 11 acLocal Other or Unknown · 10 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorpark Watershed, Parks, Recreation and Conservation Authority Open Space Unknown | Joint | 11 | Open |
| Mount Clef Ridge Open Space - Conejo Open Space Conservation Agency Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 10 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Santa Rosa Valley
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Santa Rosa Valley
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
7 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 2.1 miHorses · 12.4 miUnpaved · 4.0 mi
Bridlewood Trail1.4 mi
Lower Santa Rosa Trail0.5 mi
Canyon Overlook Trail0.5 mi
Winslow Trail0.4 mi
Box Canyon Trail0.2 mi
Winslow Trail East0.1 mi
Winslow Trail West0.1 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
9Tennis
2Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Santa Rosa Valley: April to July
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) | 68 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 80 | 85 | 87 | 85 | 79 | 73 | 67 |
| Rain (in) | 3.9 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
August is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 87 °F). 4.0 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 87 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Santa Rosa Valley →
Next door
Santa Rosa Valley and its neighbors
Santa Rosa Valley has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa Valley | under 1% | 2.5 | 7 | 28% | C+ |
| Thousand Oaks | 39% | 4.1 | 101 | 99% | A+ |
| Moorpark | 7% | 0.9 | 17 | 95% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Santa Rosa Valley
Where can I hike in Santa Rosa Valley?
The longest trail networks: Mount Clef Ridge Open Space, 0.4 miles; Wildwood Park, 0.1 miles; McCrea Open Space, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Santa Rosa Valley is conserved land?
under 1% 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 Santa Rosa Valley’s trails?
Mount Clef Ridge Open Space and Wildwood Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Santa Rosa Valley?
50,777 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Santa Rosa Valley or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 30 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Santa Rosa Valley have?
Ahead of 41% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #613 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 Santa Rosa Valley 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 →