Veterans Memorial Park
Park
6 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: MARELBU · CC BY 3.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Soledad
6% of Soledad’s land is conserved: 163 acres
4.9 miles of mapped trail cross Soledad, 1.1 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Veterans Memorial Park (0.7 mi). 44 acres are parks and preserves, 1.7 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns · #449 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
6%
163 acres · of 4.5 sq mi of land
Trails
4.9 mi
1.1 per sq mi of land
Park land
44 ac
1.7 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
76%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
12 mi
11 mi lanes · 0.3 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Soledad?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Soledad have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Soledad is ahead of 58% of U.S. towns, #449 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
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OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Soledad’s overall grade.
Conserved land6% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%BTrails1.1 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (5 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land1.7 acres of park per 1,000 residents (44 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home76% 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 58%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 47%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ 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 Veterans Memorial Park, with 0.7 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Peverini Park
Park
4 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 9 parks & preserves
Veterans Memorial Park6 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
Vosti Park7 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
DirectionsPeverini Park4 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Jesse Gallardo Park5 acres
DirectionsBlas Santana Park4 acres
DirectionsLittle League Park3 acres
DirectionsCesar Chavez Park2 acres
DirectionsSanta Barbara Park1 acres
Aurelio Ramirez Park1 acres
Who protects it
163 conserved acres
6% of Soledad’s land. Who manages Soledad’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city151 ac
Regional agency11 ac
Local Other or Unknown · 125 acLocal Park · 28 acLocal Historic or Cultural Area · 10 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 11 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windmill Property Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 114 | Closed |
| Los Coches Adobe Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 10 | Unknown |
| Soledad Cemetery Local Historic or Cultural Area | Regional agency | 10 | Open |
| Gallardo Park Local Park | Town or city | 8 | Open |
| Vosti Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Veterans Memorial Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Blas Santana Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Lum Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Unknown park - Soledad-Mission Recreation District Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 1 | Open |
| Ramirez Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
1 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
24 places to go in Soledad
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Soledad
Peverini Park Basketball CourtIn Peverini Park
DirectionsPeverini Park Jungle GymIn Peverini Park
DirectionsPeverini Park PlaygroundIn Peverini Park
DirectionsPlus 16 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Soledad
Orchard Lane Park Dog Park
DirectionsPicnic areas in Soledad
4 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Biking & sports
12 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
11 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.3 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
13Basketball
8Baseball
4Tennis
2Skate park
2Beach volleyball
1Soccer
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).
When to get out
The best walking months in Soledad: 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 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.2 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 63 | 65 | 68 | 71 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 78 | 69 | 62 |
| Rain (in) | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.3 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and September the warmest (highs of 83 °F). 2.7 inches fall in February, the wettest month. The climate in Soledad →
Questions about parks and trails in Soledad
Where can I hike in Soledad?
The longest trail networks: Veterans Memorial Park, 0.7 miles; Vosti Park, 0.3 miles; Peverini Park, 0.1 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Soledad is conserved land?
6% 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 Soledad’s trails?
Veterans Memorial Park and Vosti Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Soledad?
12 miles of bike routes are on the map: 11 of painted or protected lanes and 0.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Soledad?
18,722 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Soledad or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 44 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Soledad have?
Ahead of 58% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #449 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 Soledad 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 →