Bailey Canyon Wilderness Park
Managed by City of Sierra Madre
69 acres1.2 mi of trail
Bailey Canyon Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Telecineguy · CC BY-SA 3.0A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Sierra Madre
20% of Sierra Madre’s land is conserved, and virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park. 20% of Sierra Madre’s land is conserved, about 376 acres. 4.4 miles of mapped trail cross Sierra Madre, 1.5 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns · #61 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
20%
376 acres · of 3.0 sq mi of land
Trails
4.4 mi
1.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
370 ac
34 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
99%+
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.8 mi
0.6 mi lanes
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is Sierra Madre?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sierra Madre have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sierra Madre is ahead of 98% of U.S. towns, #61 of 847 in California. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; the share of residents near a park ranks highest, park acres per resident lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sierra Madre’s overall grade.
Conserved land20% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%ATrails1.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (4 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4APark land34 acres of park per 1,000 residents (370 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 98%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 93%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from A 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 Bailey Canyon Wilderness Park, with 1.2 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Sierra Madre Historical Wilderness Area
Managed by City of Sierra Madre
215 acres1.1 mi of trail
Bastard RidgeMount Wilson TrailCharlie's New Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Sierra Madre Memorial Park
Park
3 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
376 conserved acres
20% of Sierra Madre’s land. Who manages Sierra Madre’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city372 ac
U.S. Forest Service6 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits2 ac
Local Park · 269 acLocal Conservation Area · 79 acLocal Recreation Area · 24 acNational Forest · 6 acPrivate Historic or Cultural · 2 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Madre City Parkland Local Park | Town or city | 247 | Open |
| Bailey Canyon Wilderness Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 69 | Open |
| Sierra Vista Open Space Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 24 | Open |
| Sierra Vista Park Local Park | Town or city | 12 | Open |
| Bailey Canyon Wilderness Park Local Conservation Area | Town or city | 10 | Open |
| Angeles National Forest National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 6 | Open |
| Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Sierra Madre Middle School Park Local Park | Town or city | 3 | Restricted |
| Sierra Madre Cemetery Private Historic or Cultural | Land trusts & nonprofits | 2 | Open |
| Sierra Madre Elementary School Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Restricted |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
8 places to go in Sierra Madre
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Sierra Madre
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Sierra Madre
Sierra Madre Dog ParkIn Sierra Vista Park
DirectionsSierra Madre Small Dog ParkIn Sierra Vista Park
DirectionsWaterfalls in Sierra Madre
Bailey Canyon FallsIn Bailey Canyon Wilderness Park
DirectionsScenic views in Sierra Madre
1 scenic view without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Picnic areas in Sierra Madre
1 picnic area without a name on the map.
Trails & water
5 named trails and 1 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Mount Wilson Trail1.0 mi
Bailey Canyon Trail0.8 mi
Bastard Ridge0.4 mi
Charlie's New Trail0.1 mi
Holly Trail Path0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.6 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
1.2 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
5Tennis
5Basketball
4Baseball
2Pickleball
1Beach volleyball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 4 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
When to get out
The best walking months in Sierra Madre: April to June
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) | 62 | 63 | 67 | 70 | 75 | 83 | 90 | 91 | 87 | 78 | 69 | 61 |
| Rain (in) | 6.5 | 7.0 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 4.5 |
August is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 91 °F). 7.0 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 91 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Sierra Madre →
Next door
Sierra Madre and its neighbors
Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Questions about parks and trails in Sierra Madre
Where can I hike in Sierra Madre?
The longest trail networks: Bailey Canyon Wilderness Park, 1.2 miles; Sierra Madre Historical Wilderness Area, 1.1 miles; Sierra Vista Park, 0.4 miles; Sierra Madre Memorial Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Sierra Madre is conserved land?
20% 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 Sierra Madre’s trails?
Bailey Canyon Wilderness Park and Sierra Madre Historical Wilderness Area don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Sierra Madre?
1.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.6 of painted or protected lanes and 1.2 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Sierra Madre?
12,588 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sierra Madre or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 370 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Sierra Madre have?
Ahead of 98% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #61 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 Sierra Madre 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 →