Few parks or trails are on the map in South San Gabriel
91% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns · #799 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is South San Gabriel?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does South San Gabriel have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, South San Gabriel is ahead of 13% of U.S. towns, #799 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; trail miles pull 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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The best walking months in South San Gabriel: 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) | 69 | 69 | 72 | 75 | 77 | 82 | 87 | 89 | 87 | 81 | 75 | 68 |
| Rain (in) | 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.5 |
August is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 3.9 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in South San Gabriel →
South San Gabriel and its neighbors
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| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South San Gabriel | under 1% | under 0.1 | under 1 | 91% | D |
| Rosemead | 2% | 0.4 | 1 | 93% | B− |
| Monterey Park | 3% | 0.4 | 2 | 97% | B− |
| Montebello | 4% | 1.0 | 2 | 96% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in South San Gabriel
How much of South San Gabriel is conserved land?
under 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 San Gabriel?
14,036 acres of parks and open public land lie inside South San Gabriel or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does South San Gabriel have?
Ahead of 13% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #799 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 South San Gabriel 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 →