South Dos Palos has 15 acres of parks, 14 for every 1,000 residents
1.1 miles of mapped trail cross South Dos Palos, 0.7 per square mile of land. 83% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1% of South Dos Palos’ land is conserved, about 15 acres.
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is South Dos Palos?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does South Dos Palos have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, South Dos Palos is ahead of 61% of U.S. towns. Trail miles hold the grade up; conserved land pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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15 conserved acres
1% of South Dos Palos’ land. Who manages South Dos Palos’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dos Palos Park Local Park | County | 15 | Open |
3 named trails
The best walking months in South Dos Palos: April and May
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 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 62 | 68 | 74 | 82 | 89 | 94 | 93 | 89 | 79 | 65 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 1.9 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in South Dos Palos →
Questions about parks and trails in South Dos Palos
How much of South Dos Palos is conserved land?
1% 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.
Is there public land near South Dos Palos?
2,600 acres of parks and open public land lie inside South Dos Palos or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 15 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does South Dos Palos have?
Ahead of 61% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. 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 South Dos Palos neighbors.
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 →