Terra Linda - Sleepy Hollow Open Space Preserve
Managed by Marin County Parks and Open Space District
174 acres5.1 mi of trail
Fox Lane Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
A+Outdoors
Outdoors in Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow has 25 miles of mapped trails, 8.4 for every square mile of land
28% of Sleepy Hollow’s land is conserved, about 518 acres. 297 acres are parks and preserves, 97 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Terra Linda - Sleepy Hollow Open Space Preserve (5.1 mi), Loma Alta Open Space Preserve (3 mi).
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns · #108 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
28%
518 acres · of 3.0 sq mi of land
Trails
25 mi
8.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
297 ac
97 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
64%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.6 mi
1.4 mi lanes · 0.2 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Sleepy Hollow?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Sleepy Hollow have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sleepy Hollow is ahead of 95% of U.S. towns, #108 of 847 in California. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; trail miles rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.
A+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Sleepy Hollow’s overall grade.
Conserved land28% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%ATrails8.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (25 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4A+Park land97 acres of park per 1,000 residents (297 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13AParks 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 95%
LessMore
California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 87%
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 Terra Linda - Sleepy Hollow Open Space Preserve, with 5.1 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Loma Alta Open Space Preserve
Managed by Marin County Open Space District
122 acres3 mi of trail
680 TrailBay Area Ridge TrailCCC Ranch Trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
518 conserved acres
28% of Sleepy Hollow’s land. Who manages Sleepy Hollow’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Regional agency513 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits5 ac
County1 ac
Local Conservation Area · 286 acUnknown Easement · 227 acConservation Easement · 5 acLocal Recreation Area · 1 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 231 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terra Linda/Sleepy Hollow Divide Open Space Preserve Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 171 | Open |
| Loma Alta Open Space Preserve Local Conservation Area | Regional agency | 115 | Open |
| Mission Pass Path Local Recreation Area | County | 1 | Open |
Things to do
2 places to go in Sleepy Hollow
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Sleepy Hollow
2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Trails & water
11 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 5.7 miHorses · 0.8 miUnpaved · 8.8 mi
680 Trail2.1 mi
Truck1.7 mi
Solstice1.3 mi
CCC Ranch Trail0.6 mi
Solstice Extension0.6 mi
Holstein Ridge Trail0.5 mi
Eclipse0.5 mi
Fox Lane Trail0.2 mi
Equinox0.2 mi
Bay Area Ridge Trail0.1 mi
1 more trails
Water Tower Connector
0.1 miBiking & sports
1.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
1.4 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.2 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
9Tennis
5Basketball
3Baseball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Sleepy Hollow: 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 59 | 62 | 64 | 68 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 73 | 63 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 7.5 | 7.3 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 8.2 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 78 °F). 8.2 inches fall in December, the wettest month. The climate in Sleepy Hollow →
Next door
Sleepy Hollow and its neighbors
Sleepy Hollow has the second most mapped trails of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleepy Hollow | 28% | 8.4 | 97 | 64% | A+ |
| San Anselmo | 10% | 2.4 | 15 | 99%+ | A |
| Fairfax | 5% | 3.4 | 8 | 99% | A− |
| San Rafael | 35% | 3.8 | 48 | 97% | A+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sleepy Hollow
Where can I hike in Sleepy Hollow?
The longest trail networks: Terra Linda - Sleepy Hollow Open Space Preserve, 5.1 miles; Loma Alta Open Space Preserve, 3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Sleepy Hollow is conserved land?
28% 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 Sleepy Hollow’s trails?
Terra Linda - Sleepy Hollow Open Space Preserve and Loma Alta Open Space Preserve don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Sleepy Hollow?
1.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 1.4 of painted or protected lanes and 0.2 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Sleepy Hollow?
95,828 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sleepy Hollow or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 297 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sleepy Hollow have?
Ahead of 95% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #108 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 Sleepy Hollow 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 →