Sunnyside has 2 acres of parks, 0.5 for every 1,000 residents
3.3 miles of mapped trail cross Sunnyside, 1.7 per square mile of land. 86% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns · #589 of 847 in California. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Sunnyside?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Sunnyside have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Sunnyside is ahead of 44% of U.S. towns, #589 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident 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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2 conserved acres
under 1% of Sunnyside’s land. Who manages Sunnyside’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montecito Local Other or Unknown | County | 2 | Open |
1 named trail
0.7 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
The best walking months in Sunnyside: 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 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.7 |
| High (°F) | 56 | 62 | 69 | 75 | 84 | 92 | 98 | 97 | 92 | 80 | 66 | 56 |
| Rain (in) | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and the warmest (highs of 98 °F). 2.1 inches fall in January, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 98 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Sunnyside →
Sunnyside and its neighbors
Sunnyside 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnyside | under 1% | 1.7 | 1 | 86% | C+ |
| Fresno | 5% | 0.5 | 5 | 86% | B |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Sunnyside
How much of Sunnyside 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.
Where can I bike in Sunnyside?
0.7 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.7 of painted or protected lanes.
Is there public land near Sunnyside?
2,749 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Sunnyside or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 2 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Sunnyside have?
Ahead of 44% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #589 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 Sunnyside 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 →