West Park
Park
14 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Errea House · Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0B−Outdoors
Outdoors in Tehachapi
Tehachapi has 15 miles of mapped trails, 1.4 for every square mile of land
50 acres are parks and preserves, 4.2 per 1,000 residents. 2% of Tehachapi’s land is conserved, about 118 acres. 67% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns · #518 of 847 in California. What drives it
Conserved land
2%
118 acres · of 10.3 sq mi of land
Trails
15 mi
1.4 per sq mi of land
Park land
50 ac
4.2 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
67%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
7.2 mi
2.1 mi lanes · 5.1 mi paths
What kind of outdoors town is Tehachapi?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Tehachapi have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Tehachapi is ahead of 52% of U.S. towns, #518 of 847 in California. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
B−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Tehachapi’s overall grade.
Conserved land2% of the land · typical CA town 4% · U.S. 4%C+Trails1.4 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (15 mi) · CA 0.9 · U.S. 0.4APark land4.2 acres of park per 1,000 residents (50 acres) · CA 5 · U.S. 13CParks close to home67% 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 52%
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California towns of 2,500+ (847)Ahead of 39%
How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B+. 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
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Philip Marx Central Park
Park
4 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Aviator Park and Campground
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Orchard Park
Park
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
All 5 parks & preserves
West Park14 acres
Philip Marx Central Park4 acres
Aviator Park and Campground1 acres
Orchard Park1 acres
Railroad Park1 acres · City of Tehachapi
Who protects it
118 conserved acres
2% of Tehachapi’s land. Who manages Tehachapi’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Land trusts & nonprofits68 ac
Regional agency36 ac
Town or city7 ac
County6 ac
Private owners1 ac
Private Conservation · 68 acLocal Park · 23 acLocal Other or Unknown · 21 acLocal Historic or Cultural Area · 6 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 9 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank And Joan Randall Preserve Private Conservation | Land trusts & nonprofits | 68 | Unknown |
| Morris Park (Proposed) Local Other or Unknown | Regional agency | 20 | Open |
| West Park Local Park | Regional agency | 12 | Open |
| Tehachapi West Side Cemetery Local Historic or Cultural Area | County | 6 | Open |
| Warrior Park Local Park | Town or city | 6 | Open |
| Central Park Local Park | Regional agency | 4 | Open |
| Railroad Park Local Park | Private owners | 1 | Open |
| Tehachapi holding 1 Local Other or Unknown | Town or city | 1 | Open |
| Pioneer Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
Things to do
4 places to go in Tehachapi
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Tehachapi
3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
Dog parks in Tehachapi
1 dog park without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Trails & water
9 named trails
Named trails
Open to bikes · 5.8 miUnpaved · 0.8 mi
T-Town Flow1.0 mi
Lower Mifflin0.8 mi
Access Trail0.7 mi
Aimee's Loop0.6 mi
Upper Mifflin0.4 mi
Upper Aimee's Loop0.4 mi
Rock Garden0.2 mi
Rattlesnake0.1 mi
East Valley Boulevard0.1 mi
Biking & sports
7.2 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
2.1 mi
painted or protected bike lanes
5.1 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
7Baseball
6Basketball
6Tennis
2Softball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
History along the way
History →2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
When to get out
The best walking months in Tehachapi: 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) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| High (°F) | 53 | 54 | 59 | 64 | 73 | 82 | 89 | 89 | 84 | 72 | 61 | 52 |
| Rain (in) | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
June is the driest month (0.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 89 °F). 2.6 inches fall in February, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 89 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Tehachapi →
Next door
Tehachapi and its neighbors
Tehachapi has the second most mapped trails of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tehachapi | 2% | 1.4 | 4 | 67% | B− |
| Golden Hills | 2% | 1.0 | 19 | 48% | B |
| Bear Valley Springs | 3% | 0.4 | 6 | 20% | C+ |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Tehachapi
How much of Tehachapi is conserved land?
2% 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 Tehachapi’s trails?
West Park and Philip Marx Central Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Tehachapi?
7.2 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.1 of painted or protected lanes and 5.1 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Tehachapi?
24,667 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Tehachapi or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 50 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Tehachapi have?
Ahead of 52% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #518 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 Tehachapi 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 →