Ponderosa High Ball Fields
Park
3 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Shingle Springs
Shingle Springs has 42 acres of parks, 11 for every 1,000 residents
3% of Shingle Springs’ land is conserved, about 131 acres. 2.6 miles of mapped trail cross Shingle Springs, 0.3 per square mile of land. 64% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns · #555 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
131 acres · of 8.2 sq mi of land
Trails
2.6 mi
0.3 per sq mi of land
Park land
42 ac
11 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
64%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.1 mi
2.1 mi paths
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Shingle Springs have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Shingle Springs is ahead of 48% of U.S. towns, #555 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Shingle Springs’ overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails0.3 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4B−Park land11 acres of park per 1,000 residents (42 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13B−Parks close to home64% 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 48%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 35%
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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Who protects it
131 conserved acres
3% of Shingle Springs’ land. Who manages Shingle Springs’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits96 ac
Private owners31 ac
Regional agency3 ac
County1 ac
Local Park · 125 acPrivate Conservation · 3 acLocal Recreation Area · 3 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Park Unit Local Park | Land trusts & nonprofits | 93 | Open |
| Holiday Lake Ranch Park (Hoa) Local Park | Private owners | 29 | Open |
| Smith and Gabb2 Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 3 | Closed |
| El Dorado Trail Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 3 | Open |
| Unknown Park Local Park | Private owners | 2 | Open |
| Bradford Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Shingle Springs
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Shingle Springs
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
2.1 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
11Tennis
8Pickleball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
May is the best month for walking in Shingle Springs
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) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 59 | 63 | 68 | 77 | 86 | 94 | 93 | 87 | 77 | 63 | 55 |
| Rain (in) | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 5.9 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 6.3 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Shingle Springs →
Next door
Shingle Springs and its neighbors
Shingle Springs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Springs | 3% | 0.3 | 11 | 64% | B− |
| Cameron Park | 2% | 1.2 | 7 | 87% | B |
| Diamond Springs | 1% | 0.1 | 6 | 32% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Shingle Springs
How much of Shingle Springs 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 Shingle Springs’ trails?
Ponderosa High Ball Fields doesn’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Shingle Springs?
2.1 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Shingle Springs?
25,278 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Shingle Springs or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 43 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Shingle Springs have?
Ahead of 48% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #555 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 Shingle Springs 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 →