Stonesbridge Park
Park
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Beringer Brothers-Los Hermanos Winery · Photo: Frank Schulenburg · CC BY-SA 4.0B+Outdoors
Outdoors in St. Helena
8% of St. Helena’s land is conserved: 253 acres
3.4 miles of mapped trail cross St. Helena, 0.7 per square mile of land. 35 acres are parks and preserves, 6.6 per 1,000 residents. 78% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns · #393 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
8%
253 acres · of 5.0 sq mi of land
Trails
3.4 mi
0.7 per sq mi of land
Park land
35 ac
6.6 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
78%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
1.6 mi
0.8 mi lanes · 0.8 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
1
What kind of outdoors town is St. Helena?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does St. Helena have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, St. Helena is ahead of 66% of U.S. towns, #393 of 847 in California. Conserved land holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B+
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of St. Helena’s overall grade.
Conserved land8% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%B+Trails0.7 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (3 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4B+Park land6.6 acres of park per 1,000 residents (35 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13C+Parks close to home78% 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 66%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 54%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B 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 Stonesbridge Park, with 0.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Crane Park
Park
18 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Jacob Meily Park
Park
4 acres0.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Who protects it
253 conserved acres
8% of St. Helena’s land. Who manages St. Helena’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city210 ac
Joint25 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits12 ac
Regional agency5 ac
Local Recreation Area · 151 acUnknown Easement · 37 acLocal Park · 33 acLocal Other or Unknown · 32 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Canyon Reservoir Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 104 | Closed |
| Lower Reservoir Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 32 | Closed |
| St Helena Wastewater Treatment Ponds Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 20 | Closed |
| Crane Park Local Park | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| St Helena Wastewater Treatment Field Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 14 | Closed |
| Wastewater Treatment Ponds Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 11 | Closed |
| Stonebridge Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Jacob Meily Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Lewis Station Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Napa River Access Potential Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 1 | Open |
3 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Trails & water
1 lakes & rivers
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Biking & sports
1.6 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
0.8 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
0.8 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
17Tennis
8Basketball
3Baseball
2Soccer
1Skate park
1Football
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →17 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Rhine HouseBuilding · listed 1972
About itPope Street BridgeStructure · listed 1972
About itKrug, Charles, WineryBuilding · listed 1974
About itSt. Helena High SchoolBuilding · listed 1978
About itSt. Helena Catholic ChurchBuilding · listed 1978
About itGreystone CellarsBuilding · listed 1978
About itSt. Helena Public LibraryBuilding · listed 1979
About itTaylor, Duckworth and Company Foundry BuildingBuilding · listed 1982
About itWilliam Tell Saloon and HotelBuilding · listed 1982
About itChateau ChevalierBuilding · listed 1987
About itSpecial Internal Revenue Bonded Warehouse, First District, No. 13Building · listed 1995
About itSaint Helena Southern Pacific Railroad DepotBuilding · listed 1997
About it5 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in St. Helena: 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 58 | 62 | 67 | 71 | 78 | 85 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 79 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 6.6 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 6.6 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 6.6 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in St. Helena →
Next door
St. Helena and its neighbors
St. Helena has the second most mapped trails of the 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Helena | 8% | 0.7 | 7 | 78% | B+ |
| Deer Park | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in St. Helena
Where can I hike in St. Helena?
The longest trail networks: Stonesbridge Park, 0.3 miles; Jacob Meily Park, 0.2 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of St. Helena is conserved land?
8% 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 St. Helena’s trails?
Stonesbridge Park and Crane Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in St. Helena?
1.6 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.8 of painted or protected lanes and 0.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near St. Helena?
28,938 acres of parks and open public land lie inside St. Helena or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 35 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does St. Helena have?
Ahead of 66% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #393 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 St. Helena 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 →