Quarry Park
Park
60 acres1.9 mi of trail
Saratoga Quarry Park TrailUpper Quarry Park TrailLoop Trail
Dogs on leash
Directionsto the parking lot
Saratoga Foothill Club · Photo: EugeneZelenko · CC BY-SA 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Saratoga
Saratoga has 17 miles of mapped trails, 1.3 for every square mile of land
The biggest trail networks: Quarry Park (1.9 mi). 82% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 197 acres are parks and preserves, 6.5 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns · #431 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
185 acres · of 12.8 sq mi of land
Trails
17 mi
1.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
197 ac
6.5 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
82%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
31 mi
17 mi lanes · 3.1 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Saratoga?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Saratoga have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Saratoga is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns, #431 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 Saratoga’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails1.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (17 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4APark land6.5 acres of park per 1,000 residents (197 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home82% 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 61%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 49%
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 Quarry Park, with 1.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Kevin Moran Park
Park
10 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
San Marcos Open Space
Park
11 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 14 parks & preserves
Quarry Park60 acres · 1.9 mi of trail
DirectionsKevin Moran Park10 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
San Marcos Open Space11 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
El Quito Park7 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of Saratoga
DirectionsWildwood Park4 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsAzule Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Friendship Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Saratoga
Congress Springs Park10 acres
DirectionsBeauchamps Park2 acres
Gardiner Park2 acres
Belgrove Park1 acres
Foothill Park1 acres
DirectionsBrookglen Park1 acres
DirectionsRavenwood Park1 acres
Who protects it
185 conserved acres
2% of Saratoga’s land. Who manages Saratoga’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city139 ac
Regional agency66 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits46 ac
Local Park · 125 acConservation Easement · 66 acPrivate Conservation · 46 acLocal Other or Unknown · 14 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone Gardens Local Park | Town or city | 82 | Open |
| Villa Montalvo Arboretum Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 46 | Open |
| Central Park Heritage Orchard Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 14 | Open |
| Kevin Moran Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Congress Springs Park Local Park | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| El Quito Park Local Park | Town or city | 7 | Open |
| Wildwood Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Azule Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Beauchamps Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Gardiner Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
52 places to go in Saratoga
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Saratoga
1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Saratoga
41 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Dog parks in Saratoga
1 dog park without a name on the map.
Scenic views in Saratoga
1 scenic view without a name on the map.
Picnic areas in Saratoga
8 picnic areas without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
17 named trails
Named trails
Horses · 2.6 miUnpaved · 5.8 mi
Joe's Trail Saratoga1.6 mi
Parker Ranch Trail1.3 mi
Saratoga Quarry Park Trail0.6 mi
Upper Quarry Park Trail0.4 mi
Star Ridge Trail0.3 mi
Mount Eden Trail0.3 mi
North Orchard Trail0.3 mi
Creek Trail0.2 mi
Redwood Trail0.2 mi
Lookout Trail0.2 mi
7 more trails
South Orchard Trail
0.1 miHakone Wilderness Trail
0.1 miLoop Trail
0.1 miLookout Point Trail
0.1 miAccess Trail
0.1 miNature Trail
0.1 miSurrey/Rice connecting Path
0.1 miBiking & sports
31 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
3.1 mi
off-road bike paths
10 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
76Tennis
56Basketball
19Baseball
12Volleyball
8Soccer
7Pickleball
7Beach volleyball
5Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →8 places on the National Register
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.
Villa MontalvoBuilding · listed 1978
About itWelch-HurstBuilding · listed 1978
About itMasson, Paul, Mountain WineryBuilding · listed 1983
About itMiller-Melone RanchDistrict · listed 1993
About itSaratoga Foothill ClubBuilding · listed 2005
About itWarner Hutton HouseBuilding · listed 2006
About itSaratoga Village LibraryBuilding · listed 2007
About itHakone Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2013
About itWhen to get out
The best walking months in Saratoga: 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 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 63 | 67 | 70 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 59 |
| Rain (in) | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 4.4 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in February, the wettest month. The climate in Saratoga →
Next door
Saratoga and its neighbors
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Questions about parks and trails in Saratoga
Where can I hike in Saratoga?
The longest trail networks: Quarry Park, 1.9 miles; Kevin Moran Park, 0.3 miles; San Marcos Open Space, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Saratoga 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 Saratoga’s trails?
OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Quarry Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Saratoga?
31 miles of bike routes are on the map: 17 of painted or protected lanes, 3.1 of off-road paths and 10 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Saratoga?
57,462 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Saratoga or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 197 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Saratoga have?
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #431 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 Saratoga 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 →