Fritz Grupe Park
Park
22 acres0.9 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0BOutdoors
Outdoors in Stockton
97% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Stockton
66 miles of mapped trail cross Stockton, 1.0 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Fritz Grupe Park (0.9 mi), Victory Park (0.8 mi), Matt Equinoa Park (0.8 mi). 1,027 acres are parks and preserves, 3.2 per 1,000 residents.
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns · #402 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
3%
1,274 acres · of 63.3 sq mi of land
Trails
66 mi
1.0 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,027 ac
3.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
97%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
78 mi
38 mi lanes · 35 mi paths
Lakes & rivers
17
8 boat launches
What kind of outdoors town is Stockton?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Stockton have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Stockton is ahead of 64% of U.S. towns, #402 of 847 in California. The share of residents near a park holds the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Stockton’s overall grade.
Conserved land3% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%B−Trails1.0 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (66 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land3.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,027 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13C−Parks close to home97% of residents within a half mile of a park · CA 91% · U.S. 72%A−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 64%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 53%
Among the 400 U.S. cities of 100,000 or more, Stockton ranks #300 on Outdoors.
Park acres per resident are where Stockton trails most U.S. towns: 3.2 per 1,000 against 12.6 typical, since 324,597 people share 1,027 acres.
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 Fritz Grupe Park, with 0.9 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Weber Point Events Center
Park
10 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Valverde Park
Park
8 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Mattie Harrell Park
Park
8 acres0.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 56 parks & preserves
Fritz Grupe Park22 acres · 0.9 mi of trail
Victory Park25 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
DirectionsMatt Equinoa Park16 acres · 0.8 mi of trail
DirectionsWeber Point Events Center10 acres · 0.7 mi of trail
DirectionsValverde Park8 acres · 0.6 mi of trail
Sandman Park12 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsNelson Park11 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
DirectionsMattie Harrell Park8 acres · 0.5 mi of trail
Anderson Park12 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsAtherton Park10 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
DirectionsDentoni Park9 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Ernie Shropshire Park6 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Garrigan Park6 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Unity Park5 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Cortez Park9 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
South L Fung Park4 acres · 0.3 mi of trail
Misasi Park13 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Arnaiz Stadium10 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Sherwood Forest Park6 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Weberstown Park4 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Gleason Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
DirectionsHoliday Park3 acres · 0.2 mi of trail
Panella Park16 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · City of Stockton
DirectionsDorotha Mae Pitts Park10 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Angel Cruz Park9 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Loch Lomond Park5 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
McLeod Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsHeroes Park2 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
Harry Corren Park1 acres · 0.1 mi of trail
DirectionsOak Park59 acres
Louis Park56 acres
DirectionsMcKinley Park23 acres
American Legion Park21 acres
Stribley Park18 acres
DirectionsMichael Faklis Park17 acres
DirectionsSousa Park13 acres
Baxter Park10 acres
Williams Brotherhood Park8 acres
Iloilo Sister Park7 acres
Reverend Holmes Park6 acres
Laughin Park5 acres
DirectionsHonorable Sandra B. Smith Park5 acres
Constitution Park5 acres
DirectionsMadison Park4 acres
Friedberger Park4 acres
Buckley Cove Park4 acres
Caldwell Park3 acres
Gibbons Park3 acres
Columbus Park3 acres
Liberty Square3 acres
Synthesis Park3 acres
Union Square2 acres
Fremont Square2 acres
DirectionsWeber Square2 acres
DirectionsShumway Oak Grove Regional Park1 acres · San Joaquin County Parks
DirectionsHoover Tyler Little League Park1 acres
Who protects it
1,274 conserved acres
3% of Stockton’s land. Who manages Stockton’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Town or city1,188 ac
Regional agency83 ac
County5 ac
Local Park · 732 acLocal Recreation Area · 518 acLocal Other or Unknown · 21 acLocal Resource Management Area · 6 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swenson Park Golf Course Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 213 | Restricted |
| Van Buskirk Municipal Golf Course Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 152 | Restricted |
| Oak Park Local Park | Town or city | 55 | Open |
| Louis Park Local Park | Town or city | 51 | Open |
| Lyons Golf Course Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 45 | Restricted |
| Detention Basin Soccer Complex Local Recreation Area | Town or city | 39 | Open |
| Bear Creek Local Park | Town or city | 32 | Open |
| McNAIR FIELDS/GYM Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 27 | Open |
| Weston Ranch High School Local Recreation Area | Regional agency | 23 | Open |
| Weston Park Local Park | Town or city | 23 | Open |
5 smaller protected places aren’t shown.
Things to do
98 places to go in Stockton
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Public pools in Stockton
Kjeldsen Pool
DirectionsPlus 1 public pool without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Playgrounds in Stockton
Willie's PlaygroundIn Heroes Park
Directions81 playgrounds are on OpenStreetMap in all; the list shows named ones from the first 30.
Dog parks in Stockton
1 dog park without a name on the map.
Boat launches in Stockton
8 boat launches without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Picnic areas in Stockton
Mallard Group Picnic AreaIn Panella Park
DirectionsPlus 4 picnic areas without a name on the map.
Community gardens in Stockton
University Park World Peace Rose Garden
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 17 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Unpaved · 6.8 mi
Forrestal Village0.9 mi
Biking & sports
78 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
38 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
35 mi
off-road bike paths
5.4 mi
shoulders & shared lanes
Courts & fields
104Tennis
81Basketball
51Baseball
7Football
3Soccer
2Skate park
2Pickleball
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 5 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
Old Weber SchoolBuilding · listed 1973
About itEl Dorado Elementary SchoolBuilding · listed 1977
About itMoses Rodgers HouseBuilding · listed 1978
About itNippon HospitalStructure · listed 1978
About itWong K. Gew MansionBuilding · listed 1978
About itStockton Savings and Loan Society BankBuilding · listed 1978
About itSperry Union Flour MillBuilding · listed 1979
About itFox California TheaterBuilding · listed 1979
About itElks BuildingBuilding · listed 1980
About itFarmer's and Merchant's BankBuilding · listed 1980
About itCommercial and Savings BankBuilding · listed 1980
About itHotel StocktonBuilding · listed 1981
About it5 more on the History page.
When to get out
The best walking months in Stockton: 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) | 9.8 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
| High (°F) | 57 | 62 | 68 | 74 | 81 | 89 | 94 | 93 | 89 | 79 | 66 | 57 |
| Rain (in) | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 3.0 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 94 °F). 3.1 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 94 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Stockton →
Next door
Stockton and its neighbors
Stockton has the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockton | 3% | 1.0 | 3 | 97% | B |
| August | 2% | 0.6 | 2 | 95% | B− |
| Garden Acres | 1% | 0.2 | 2 | 76% | C |
| Morada | 1% | under 0.1 | 3 | 80% | C− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Stockton
Where can I hike in Stockton?
The longest trail networks: Fritz Grupe Park, 0.9 miles; Victory Park, 0.8 miles; Matt Equinoa Park, 0.8 miles; Weber Point Events Center, 0.7 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Stockton is conserved land?
3% 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 Stockton’s trails?
Fritz Grupe Park and Victory Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Stockton?
78 miles of bike routes are on the map: 38 of painted or protected lanes, 35 of off-road paths and 5.4 of shoulders and shared lanes.
Is there public land near Stockton?
5,461 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Stockton or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,027 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Stockton have?
Ahead of 64% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #402 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 Stockton 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 →